by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts” ranking - to help you make that 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 Massachusetts, there were 300 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,830 and $23,931 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 252 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,029 and $25,475 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 Massachusetts”.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampshire College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hampshire is a private not-for-profit institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s 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 Massachusetts list. Located in Norton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Wellesley College landed the #3 spot on the list. Wellesley College is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Smith College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts list. Smith College is a small school located in Northampton, Massachusetts that handed out 26 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Holyoke College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mt. Holyoke is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
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 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.
Amherst College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Bard College at Simon’s Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #7. Bard College at Simon’s Rock is a private not-for-profit institution located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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Williams College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking. Williams College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Brandeis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts 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.
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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Clark University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #10. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 9 students 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #11. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 23 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts list. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts that handed out 9 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Assumption University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking. Assumption is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 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%.
Harvard University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts list. Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Merrimack College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking. Merrimack College is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, 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 89%.
Simmons University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking. Simmons University is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 4 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Stonehill College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking. Easton, Massachusetts 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.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
College of the Holy Cross did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #19. College of the Holy Cross is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 1 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tufts University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. 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%.
Westfield State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking. Westfield State University is a public institution located in Westfield, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Boston College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 3 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 93%.
Northeastern University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 0 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Gordon College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Massachusetts ranking. This small school is located in Wenham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
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