If you plan on majoring in ethnic studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #99 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Ethnic Studies Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 300 degrees in ethnic studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of ethnic studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Ethnic Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Best Ethnic Studies Schools in Massachusetts.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the ethnic studies degree levels they offer.
Wellesley College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in ethnic studies. Located in the suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wellesley is a great college overall.
There were roughly 31 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the ethnic studies program at Wellesley College make $15,757 more than the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
It is hard to beat Amherst College if you want to pursue a degree in ethnic studies. Amherst is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,217 schools 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 data year. Those ethnic studies students who get their degree from Amherst College receive $2,066 more than the standard ethnic studies graduate.
Every student who is interested in ethnic studies has to look into Wheaton College Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Norton, Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 36th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 22 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Massachusetts in the most recent year we have data available. Those ethnic studies students who get their degree from Wheaton College Massachusetts earn $4,931 more than the typical ethnic studies graduate.
Any student who is interested in ethnic studies needs to look into Brandeis University. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 23 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the ethnic studies program earn around $34,857 in their early career salary.
Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were roughly 42 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, ethnic studies degree recipients usually make about $29,543 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the fringe town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #68 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Williams is a great college overall.
There were about 7 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Williams in the most recent year we have data available.
Smith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Northampton. This college ranks 19th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 26 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the ethnic studies program report average early career wages of $24,638.
Mt. Holyoke is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of South Hadley. This college ranks 20th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 12 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Mt. Holyoke in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ethnic studies program make about $31,984 for their early career.
UMass Boston is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Boston. This university ranks 24th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 28 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, ethnic studies degree recipients generally earn around $30,372 at the beginning of their careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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