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2023 Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee, there were 36 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $35,375 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $26,819 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 10 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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Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s

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

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 12 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #2 spot on the list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sewanee - The University of the South. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s list. Sewanee is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Sewanee Ethnic Studies Report

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Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 4 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 3 bachelors’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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Rhodes College
Memphis, Tennessee

Rhodes College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Rhodes College is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s ranking. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Christian Brothers University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Christian Brothers is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 0 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

East Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee

Southern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Southern Adventist University is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Southern Adventist Ethnic Studies Report

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