by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Ethnic Studies is the 99th most popular major in the country with 9,231 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
Across Illinois, there were 257 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,853 and $26,901 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 160 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in ethnic studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in ethnic studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Forest College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois list. Lake Forest is located in Lake Forest, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Knox College landed the #2 spot on the list. Knox College is a small school located in Galesburg, Illinois that handed out 3 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dominican University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois. Dominican U is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Illinois University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 11 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois list. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago
Aurora University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. Aurora University is a medium-sized school located in Aurora, Illinois that handed out 9 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Chicago State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. Chicago State University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 2 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Chicago State University
Columbia College Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois ranking. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Roosevelt University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Augustana College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois list. Augustana College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rock Island, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois list. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, DePaul University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #15. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Ethnic Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Illinois Wesleyan University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois list. Located in Bloomington, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #17. Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Ethnic Studies at Concordia University, Chicago
With a ranking of #17, Governors State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois list. University Park, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, North Park University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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