2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 230 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $18,164 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ethnic studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the ethnic studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 2 doctorate’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CU - Boulder Ethnic Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies

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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