2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Ethnic Studies is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 9,419 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, ethnic studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,585 and had an average of $22,144 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 451 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in ethnic studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ethnic studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ethnic studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies

#1

Oglala Lakota College

Kyle, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$-375 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kyle, South Dakota, and it awarded 23 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Oglala Lakota College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $-375 for associate degree ethnic studies students per year to attend Oglala Lakota College. The negative number means the student will receive more financial aid on average than it costs to attend the school.

Full Oglala Lakota College Ethnic Studies Report

#2

Western Nevada College

Carson City, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$10,819 Average Net Price

$26,585 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nevada College landed the #2 spot on the list. Western Nevada College is a small school located in Carson City, Nevada that handed out 13 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

WNC also made our “Best Ethnic Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Western Nevada College is $10,819 for associate degree ethnic studies students.

Read more about Ethnic Studies at WNC

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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