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2024 Best Ethnic Studies Schools in the New England Region

19 Colleges in the New England Region
577 Ethnic Studies Degrees Awarded
$32,537 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in ethnic studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #99 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 19 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for ethnic studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 577 degrees in ethnic studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Ethnic Studies School

Best Ethnic Studies Schools in the New England Region The ethnic studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Ethnic Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for ethnic studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Ethnic Studies
Master's Degrees in Ethnic Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Ethnic Studies

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Ethnic Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Ethnic Studies in the New England Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ethnic studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top New England Region Schools in Ethnic Studies

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Ethnic Studies Degrees Awarded
$37,910 Median Starting Salary

Yale University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in ethnic studies. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were about 49 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available. Ethnic Studies degree recipients from Yale University receive an earnings boost of approximately $5,373 over the average earnings of ethnic studies graduates.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In RI

Brown University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in ethnic studies. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 11 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Ethnic Studies Degrees Awarded
35.5% Growth in Graduates

Wellesley College is a good option for students interested in a degree in ethnic studies. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wellesley. This college ranks 12th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 31 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent data year. Those ethnic studies students who get their degree from Wellesley College make $18,050 more than the typical ethnic studies graduate.

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

Every student pursuing a degree in ethnic studies has to take a look at Dartmouth College. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.

There were roughly 28 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year. Ethnic Studies degree recipients from Dartmouth College receive an earnings boost of about $2,050 over the typical earnings of ethnic studies majors.

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VT

Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Middlebury. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.

There were roughly 7 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent year we have data available.

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Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$36,896 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Amherst, Amherst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Amherst is a great college overall.

There were approximately 8 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. Ethnic Studies degree recipients from Amherst College receive an earnings boost of approximately $4,359 above the typical earnings of ethnic studies graduates.

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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ME
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bowdoin is a great college overall.

There were approximately 5 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Bowdoin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$39,761 Median Starting Salary
$25,000 Median Student Debt

Wheaton College Massachusetts is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Norton. This college ranks 36th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 22 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Massachusetts in the most recent data year. Ethnic Studies degree recipients from Wheaton College Massachusetts receive an earnings boost of about $7,224 over the typical earnings of ethnic studies majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$34,857 Median Starting Salary
$25,000 Median Student Debt

Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Waltham. This university ranks 14th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 23 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the ethnic studies degree program at Brandeis University earn $2,320 more than the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In MA

Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.

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Best Ethnic Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best ethnic studies colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 279
Connecticut 241 107
New Hampshire 210 52
Maine 202 27
Rhode Island 200 44
Vermont 194 14

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Ethnic Studies is one of 2 different types of Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies programs to choose from.

Ethnic Studies Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Women’s Studies 286
African American Studies 141
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other 75
Native American Studies 20
Ethnic Studies 14
Latino Studies 12
Disability Studies 11
Deaf Studies 10
Gay/Lesbian Studies 4
Folklore Studies 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Area Studies 928

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