by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 673 people earned their degree in ethnic studies, making the major the 523rd most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in ethnic studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their ethnic studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The ethnic studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Ethnic Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #4 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 3 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Touro College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major. Touro is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
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