Ethnic Studies at St Olaf College

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 St Olaf College stacks up to those at other schools.

St. Olaf is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 2,953 students attend the school each year. Of the 942 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St Olaf College in 2021, 27 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.

St. Olaf Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

St. Olaf Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies progam at St. Olaf compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 St. Olaf 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
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Best Ethnic Studies Schools	31
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Schools	34
Most Popular Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
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Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools	75

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at St. Olaf

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ethnic studies majors at St Olaf College.

St. Olaf Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from St. Olaf. About 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies at St. Olaf 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 St Olaf College with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

St. Olaf 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 MN, the home state for St Olaf College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Interpreters and Translators	1,440	$52,730
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$86,000

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 Daniel Edwins a.k.a. Webmoof of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.