If you plan on majoring in ethnic studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #523 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
There was only one school in New York to review for the 2024 Best Ethnic Studies Schools in New York ranking.
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 the Best Ethnic Studies Schools in New York.
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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.
Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in ethnic studies. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in ethnic studies needs to take a look at Barnard College. Barnard is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 6th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 1 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent data year.
New York University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in ethnic studies. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. This university ranks 4th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 1 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
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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