2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies in Arizona

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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 Arizona, there were 126 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,775 and $20,397 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,654 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Arizona” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona master’s degree ethnic studies students.

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies in Arizona

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

#3 overall quality in Arizona

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and 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%.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at University of Arizona

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

#2 overall quality in Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Arizona list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 4 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full ASU - Tempe Ethnic Studies Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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