Ethnic Studies at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,335 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University in 2021, 11 of them were ethnic studies majors.

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.

DePaul Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

DePaul Ethnic Studies Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ethnic studies major at DePaul 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
	47
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	74
Most Popular Ethnic Studies Schools	78
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	289

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from DePaul. This makes it the #7 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

DePaul Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

Of the 14 ethnic studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from DePaul, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

Of the students who received a ethnic studies master's degree from DePaul, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

DePaul also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 0 student 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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.