Ethnic Studies at Brown University

If you are interested in studying ethnic studies, you may want to check out the program at Brown University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from Brown.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Ethnic Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Brown Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Ethnic Studies

Brown Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies progam at Brown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ethnic studies major at Brown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Ethnic Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
	18

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from Brown. This is the #69 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in ethnic studies, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Brown

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ethnic studies majors at Brown University.

Brown Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 ethnic studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Brown, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ethnic studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brown University with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Brown Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brown University with a master's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Brown also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Area Studies

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Interpreters and Translators	110	$50,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.