by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,231 people earned their degree in ethnic studies, making the major the 99th most popular in the United States. 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 Texas, there were 153 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,606 and $32,364 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Texas” ranking looked at 3 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree ethnic studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Texas list. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Texas list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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