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 has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the New England region, there were 577 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,537 and $24,361 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 478 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 49 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampshire College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region list. Hampshire is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Massachusetts. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region list. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Norton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wellesley College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region. Wellesley College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wellesley, Massachusetts. It awarded 31 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Smith College landed the #4 spot on the list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northampton, Massachusetts. It awarded 26 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Bates College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Lewiston, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Mount Holyoke College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Amherst College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Amherst College is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Bard College at Simon’s Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Bard College at Simon’s Rock is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Dartmouth College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Williams College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Williams is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 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 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Brandeis University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #13, Connecticut College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region list. Connecticut College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New London, Connecticut. It awarded 4 bachelors’s ethnic studies 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, 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.
Middlebury College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Middlebury, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Bowdoin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brunswick, Maine. It awarded 5 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Yale University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 35 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Clark University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #19, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts that handed out 9 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Keene State College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Keene State is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rhode Island College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Colby College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 3 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 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Providence College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #24. Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. 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 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Rhode Island came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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