by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 9,231 people earned their degree in ethnic studies, making the major the 99th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, ethnic studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,818 and had an average of $22,901 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 756 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major” ranking looked at 135 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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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 an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Muscogee Nation. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major. Located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at College of the Muscogee Nation
Out of the 135 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Leech Lake Tribal College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Cass Lake, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ethnic studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Ethnic Studies at Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
Out of the 135 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Little Priest Tribal College landed the #4 spot on the list. Little Priest Tribal College is a small school located in Winnebago, Nebraska that handed out 2 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Ethnic Studies at Little Priest Tribal College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oglala Lakota College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major. Oglala Lakota College is a public institution located in Kyle, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Nebraska Indian Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #6. NICC is a small public school situated in Macy, Nebraska. It awarded 1 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Windward Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Kaneohe, Hawaii, and it awarded 23 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Ethnic Studies at Windward Community College
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #8. Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College is a small school located in Hayward, Wisconsin that handed out 3 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College Ethnic Studies Report
Little Big Horn College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Crow Agency, Montana, and it awarded 2 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Sisseton Wahpeton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #10. Sisseton Wahpeton College is located in Sisseton, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #11. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution located in Perkinston, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 152 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Ethnic Studies at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #12. NHSC is a small school located in New Town, North Dakota that handed out 1 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
Aaniiih Nakoda College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking. Aaniiih Nakoda College is a small school located in Harlem, Montana that handed out 1 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Aaniiih Nakoda College
With a ranking of #14, Fort Peck Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. Fort Peck Community College is located in Poplar, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Fort Peck Community College
University of Hawaii Maui College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. University of Hawaii Maui College is a small public school situated in Kahului, Hawaii. It awarded 18 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Stone Child College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #16. Stone Child College is a small public school situated in Box Elder, Montana. It awarded 1 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Ilisagvik College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. Ilisagvik College is a public institution located in Barrow, Alaska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Laney College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Oakland, California, and it awarded 17 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Hawaii Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #19. Hawaii CC is a small public school situated in Hilo, Hawaii. It awarded 6 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Hawaii Community College
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Institute of American Indian Arts
Honolulu Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 8 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Mission College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking. Los Angeles Mission College is a public institution located in Sylmar, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Los Angeles Mission College
Kapiolani Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #23. Kapiolani CC is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Kapiolani Community College
With a ranking of #24, San Diego City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. San Diego City College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, Bay Mills Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major list. This small school is located in Brimley, Michigan, and it awarded 1 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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