by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Kentucky, there were 53 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,463 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,941 and $26,734 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ethnic studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular ethnic studies programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky bachelor’s degree ethnic studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berea College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s. Berea College is located in Berea, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindsey Wilson College landed the #5 spot on the list. Lindsey Wilson College is located in Columbia, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
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