by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 482 people earned their degree in multicultural and diversity studies, making the major the 305th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, multicultural and diversity studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,974 and had an average of $22,914 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 106 multicultural and diversity studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in multicultural and diversity studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful multicultural and diversity studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree multiculturalism students.
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s multiculturalism students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Biola University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s. Biola University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Mirada, California. It awarded 20 masters’s multiculturalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multicultural & Diversity Studies at Biola University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s list. Lesley University is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 14 masters’s multiculturalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Lesley University Multicultural & Diversity Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 10 masters’s multiculturalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s list. BGSU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 8 masters’s multiculturalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Wheaton College Illinois came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Wheaton, Illinois, and it awarded 7 masters’s multiculturalism degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Multicultural & Diversity Studies at Wheaton College Illinois
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s multiculturalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multicultural & Diversity Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s ranking. UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s multiculturalism degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multicultural & Diversity Studies at UMBC
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s ranking. University of Houston - Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s multiculturalism degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Multicultural & Diversity Studies at UH Clear Lake
Gardner - Webb University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s list. Gardner - Webb is a small school located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina that handed out 3 masters’s multiculturalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Multicultural & Diversity Studies at Gardner - Webb
DePaul University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s ranking. DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Nyack College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s list. Nyack is located in Nyack, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s multiculturalism degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Multicultural & Diversity Studies at Nyack
With a ranking of #12, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Full University of Kansas Multicultural & Diversity Studies Report
With a ranking of #14, Columbia International University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s list. Columbia International University is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s multiculturalism degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read full report on Multicultural & Diversity Studies at Columbia International University
With a ranking of #14, Anderson University Indiana did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s list. Anderson University Indiana is a small school located in Anderson, Indiana that handed out 0 masters’s multiculturalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Anderson University Indiana Multicultural & Diversity Studies Report
With a ranking of #14, Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s list. Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America is a small school located in Santa Fe Springs, California that handed out 0 masters’s multiculturalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America Multicultural & Diversity Studies Report
Union University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Multiculturalism Major for a Master’s ranking. Union University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Tennessee. It awarded 0 masters’s multiculturalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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