Ethnic Studies at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 ethnic studies majors received their bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan.

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.

Eastern Michigan Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies progam at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan 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 Schools	93

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #47 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Ethnic Studies Graduates from Eastern Michigan Make?

The median salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern Michigan is $30,353. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $29,213 for all ethnic studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Ethnic Studies from Eastern Michigan in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Eastern Michigan Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

Of the 3 ethnic studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Eastern Michigan, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

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

Eastern Michigan also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,450

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.