Ethnic Studies at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from Cornell.

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.

Cornell Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

Cornell Ethnic Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ethnic studies programs across the country. The following shows how Cornell performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ethnic studies major at Cornell 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 Ethnic Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Ethnic Studies Schools	17

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from Cornell. 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 Cornell

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

Cornell Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

The ethnic studies program at Cornell awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cornell Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

The ethnic studies program at Cornell awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell 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

Cornell 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.