by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,142 people earned their degree in other ethnic studies, making the major the 402nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 54 other ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 other ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in other ethnic studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other ethnic studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davidson College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Davidson, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other ethnic studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other at Davidson College
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhodes College landed the #3 spot on the list. Rhodes College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 1 bachelors’s other ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Rhodes College Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other at Georgia State
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 10 bachelors’s other ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other at UK
Western Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s other ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
Full WKU Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other Report
Vanderbilt University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 2 bachelors’s other ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eckerd College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Saint Petersburg, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other ethnic studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other at Eckerd College
Southern Adventist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Collegedale, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other ethnic studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other at Southern Adventist
Savannah State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Savannah State University is a public institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Savannah State University Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other Report
Christian Brothers University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Christian Brothers University Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other Report
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 0 bachelors’s other ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Guilford College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Guilford College Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other Report
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