Ethnic Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying ethnic studies, you may want to check out the program at Ohio State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from Ohio 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.

Ohio State Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at Ohio 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.

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from Ohio State. This makes it the #21 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in ethnic studies, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Ethnic Studies Graduates from Ohio State Make?

The median salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $24,224. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $29,213 for all ethnic studies students.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Ohio State

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

Ohio State Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from Ohio State. About 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Ohio State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies at Ohio 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Ohio State Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Ethnic Studies from Ohio State in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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

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

Ohio State also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 5 students 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Interpreters and Translators	1,870	$58,380
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	250	$80,260

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.