by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
Across Michigan, there were 173 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,145 and $25,545 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 137 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ethnic studies. That schools that top this list have a program in ethnic studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan bachelor’s degree ethnic studies students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Kalamazoo College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hope College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan. Holland, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 12 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albion College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan list. Albion, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan ranking. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a medium-sized public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 6 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees 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%.
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Northern Michigan University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan ranking. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #8, Grand Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan list. Grand Valley State University is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 15 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Western Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #10. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 11 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Michigan University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Flint came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan ranking. Located in Flint, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
Michigan State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan list. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 6 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Oakland University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #14. Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Aquinas College Michigan came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Michigan ranking. Aquinas College Michigan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 0 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
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