by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
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 Plains States region, there were 1,448 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,129 and $23,290 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 10 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 colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree ethnic studies students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kyle, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 4 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 8 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 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #5 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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. 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%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Minot State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Minot, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
University of Iowa landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washington University in St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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