2025 Best Ethnic Studies Schools in the Southwest Region
6Colleges in the Southwest Region
450Ethnic Studies Degrees Awarded
$33,044Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in ethnic studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #99 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for ethnic studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 450 degrees in ethnic studies to qualified students.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
The ethnic studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Ethnic Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for ethnic studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best Schools for Ethnic Studies in the Southwest Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ethnic studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in ethnic studies. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 61 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available. Those ethnic studies students who get their degree from The University of Texas at Austin receive $4,002 more than the average ethnic studies graduate.
Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in ethnic studies. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were about 77 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Those ethnic studies students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Tempe make $7,675 more than the standard ethnic studies student.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
Any student pursuing a degree in ethnic studies has to take a look at University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 43 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, ethnic studies degree recipients generally make an average of $26,875 in the first five years of their career.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in ethnic studies. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 34 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the ethnic studies major at University of New Mexico - Main Campus earn $5,216 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the suburb of Norman. This university ranks 1st out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 27 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year.
ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 13 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the ethnic studies major at Arizona State University - Skysong get $7,675 above the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The ethnic studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Ethnic Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for ethnic studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
