Ethnic Studies at Stanford 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 Stanford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year.

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.

Stanford Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Stanford Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at Stanford 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.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of ethnic studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

If you plan to be a ethnic studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stanford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	19
African American Studies	10
Native American Studies	1
Asian-American Studies	1

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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200

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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.