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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 9,419 people earned their degree in ethnic studies, making the major the 102nd most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 839 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,200 and $24,793 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ethnic studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ethnic studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the ethnic studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree ethnic studies students list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.

Full University of Florida Ethnic Studies Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Ethnic Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.

USF Tampa also took the #5 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USF Tampa Ethnic Studies Report

#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. UofL is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 9 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at UofL

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 3 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Florida International University

#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940.

Full UA Ethnic Studies Report

#7

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

With a ranking of #7, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree ethnic studies students list, Georgia State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Georgia State University

#8

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Emory University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s ethnic studies students in 2019-2020.

Emory also took the #1 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Ethnic Studies at Emory University

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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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