Ethnic Studies at Borough of Manhattan Community College

If you plan to study ethnic studies, take a look at what Borough of Manhattan Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BMCC is located in New York, New York and approximately 22,496 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.

BMCC Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

BMCC Ethnic Studies Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at BMCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ethnic studies majors at Borough of Manhattan Community College.

BMCC Ethnic Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of ethnic studies associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in ethnic studies only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at BMCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

BMCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in ethnic studies graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Borough of Manhattan Community College with a associate's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 Borough of Manhattan Community College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.