by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Illinois, there were 257 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,853 and $26,901 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree ethnic studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois. DePaul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 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 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois. Northwestern University is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 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 97%. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois list. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s 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%.
Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 4 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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