by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,448 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,129 and $23,290 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 326 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 47 colleges that offered a degree 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 colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree ethnic studies students.
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Haskell Indian Nations University landed the #1 spot on the list. Haskell Indian Nations University is a small public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 22 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Haskell Indian Nations University
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College landed the #2 spot on the list. Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College is a small school located in New Town, North Dakota that handed out 3 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oglala Lakota College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Kyle, South Dakota, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Olaf College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Northfield, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 27 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. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grinnell College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Grinnell is a small school located in Grinnell, Iowa that handed out 11 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
University of Minnesota - Morris ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Morris, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Cottey College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Cottey College is a small school located in Nevada, Missouri that handed out 1 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Gustavus Adolphus College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Peter, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
College of Saint Benedict came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Carleton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Carleton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Cornell College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Cornell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Vernon, Iowa. 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 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Black Hills State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #12, Macalester College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Washington University in St Louis landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. 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.
With a ranking of #15, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Saint Ambrose University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Saint Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at St. Ambrose University
Nebraska Wesleyan University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a small school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 2 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Bemidji State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji State University is a small public school situated in Bemidji, Minnesota. It awarded 5 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 ranking of #20, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #21, Hamline University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Augsburg University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #22. Augsburg University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified 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%.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha
Coe College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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