by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 the Southwest region, there were 419 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,632 and $24,486 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in ethnic studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful ethnic studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The ethnic studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Durant, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, 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 86%. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 4 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. 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.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Ethnic Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
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