by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 419 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,632 and $24,486 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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 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 Master’s 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Durant, Oklahoma, and it awarded 29 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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 #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 97%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 4 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%.
University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 4 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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