Ethnic Studies at New York University

Every ethnic studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ethnic studies program at New York University stacks up to those at other schools.

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775. In 2021, 7 ethnic studies majors received their bachelor's degree from NYU.

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.

NYU Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

NYU Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at NYU 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.

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from NYU. This makes it the #61 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

The ethnic studies program at NYU awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 New York University with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

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

NYU Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in ethnic studies from NYU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York 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	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NYU 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 NY, the home state for New York 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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.