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
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.
Pick Your Ethnic Studies Degree Level
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.
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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
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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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