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 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 Texas” 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 Texas, there were 153 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,606 and $32,364 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,315 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Texas” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Texas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree ethnic studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Texas list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ethnic studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s ethnic studies degrees 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 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
