Ethnic Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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.

UT Austin Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Ethnic Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

UT Austin Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at UT Austin 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.

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.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of ethnic studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Austin since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Austin Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
African American Studies	20
Women’s Studies	14
Latino Studies	9
Ethnic Studies	6

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	510	$65,060

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.