by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,233 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,424 and $26,274 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 74 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 14 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 6 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Northeastern Illinois University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 1 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 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%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #3 spot on the list. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 14 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 8 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 15 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
With a ranking of #6, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read more about Ethnic Studies at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
With a ranking of #9, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus
University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 3 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 3 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Roosevelt University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 4 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 12 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Michigan State University
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