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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southeast region, there were 964 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,606 and $25,214 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 12 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree ethnic studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. CAU is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi University for Women is a public institution located in Columbus, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 7 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 3 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s 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 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 4 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
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 freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Florida Atlantic University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Atlantic University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Florida Atlantic University
University of Louisville landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Emory University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 29 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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