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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Southwest region, there were 419 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,632 and $24,486 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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 ethnic studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 8 doctorate’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, 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 86%.
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