by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 673 people earned their degree in ethnic studies, making the major the 523rd most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 278 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major” ranking, we looked at 47 colleges that offer a degree in ethnic studies. That schools that top this list have a program in ethnic studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree ethnic studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 152 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Mission College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Sylmar, California, and it awarded 16 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego City College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. San Diego City College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at San Diego City College
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Laney College landed the #4 spot on the list. Laney College is located in Oakland, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Contra Costa College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major. Contra Costa College is a public institution located in San Pablo, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego Mesa College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #6. San Diego Mesa College is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, College of San Mateo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. This medium-sized school is located in San Mateo, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Fresno City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. Fresno City College is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 7 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Woodland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Woodland, California, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Los Angeles Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. LAVC is a fairly large public school situated in Valley Glen, California. It awarded 5 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Santa Barbara City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ethnic studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Santa Barbara City College
With a ranking of #12, College of Alameda did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. College of Alameda is a public institution located in Alameda, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Monterey Peninsula College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking. Monterey Peninsula College is a medium-sized public school situated in Monterey, California. It awarded 2 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, City College of San Francisco did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. City College of San Francisco is a fairly large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 6 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rio Hondo College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking. Located in Whittier, California, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
Chabot College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Hayward, California, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
Solano Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking. Solano College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairfield, California. It awarded 2 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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El Camino College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking. El Camino College is located in Torrance, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
Merritt College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking. Merritt College is located in Oakland, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
Cuyamaca College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #20. El Cajon, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ethnic studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Aptos, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Napa Valley College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking. Napa Valley College is a small school located in Napa, California that handed out 1 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacramento City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #23. Sacramento, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ethnic studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Fullerton College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking. Fullerton College is located in Fullerton, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
Ventura College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking. Ventura, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ethnic studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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