Ethnic Studies at Iowa State University

If you plan to study ethnic studies, take a look at what Iowa State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from Iowa State.

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.

Iowa State Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Iowa State Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies progam at Iowa State 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 Iowa State 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	29

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from Iowa State. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Iowa State 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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Interpreters and Translators	630	$37,840

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 Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.