Ethnic Studies at University at Albany

What traits are you looking for in a ethnic studies school? To help you decide if University at Albany is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ethnic studies program.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 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.

UAlbany Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at UAlbany 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 UAlbany

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

UAlbany Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of ethnic studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAlbany Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in ethnic studies each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Albany with a master's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Women’s Studies	14
African American Studies	12

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 University at Albany.

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
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