2024 Best Ethnic Studies Schools in the Southwest Region
6Colleges in the Southwest Region
419Ethnic Studies Degrees Awarded
$33,632Avg 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.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of ethnic studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 419 degrees in ethnic studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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.
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 Southwest 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 Southwest 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.
It is difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in ethnic studies. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 60 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ethnic studies program make about $32,606 for their early career.
Every student pursuing a degree in ethnic studies needs to take a look at University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 40 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, ethnic studies degree recipients usually earn around $25,753 in their early careers.
Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in ethnic studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were about 50 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, ethnic studies degree recipients usually make an average of $28,449 in their early careers.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in ethnic studies. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 51 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent data year.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Durant. This university ranks 9th out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 29 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the ethnic studies major at Southeastern Oklahoma State University earn $24,453 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 6 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, ethnic studies degree recipients typically earn around $28,449 in the first five years of their career.
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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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.
