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Ethnic Studies at Columbia College Chicago

Ethnic Studies at Columbia College Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a ethnic studies school? To help you decide if Columbia College Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ethnic studies program.

Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,769 students attend the school each year.

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.

Columbia Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Columbia Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at Columbia 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.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ethnic studies majors at Columbia College Chicago.

Columbia Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of ethnic studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies at Columbia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

If you plan to be a ethnic studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia College Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Deaf Studies 2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other 2

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 IL, the home state for Columbia College Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Interpreters and Translators 1,970 $46,320
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 450 $74,010

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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