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. In 2021, 38 ethnic studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Austin.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Ethnic Studies

UT Austin Ethnic Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ethnic studies programs across the country. The following shows how UT Austin performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	3

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from UT Austin. This makes it the #24 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.

Earnings of UT Austin Ethnic Studies Graduates

The median salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $32,606. This is 12% higher than $29,213, which is the national average for all ethnic studies bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The ethnic studies program at UT Austin awarded 38 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 34% of these degrees went to men with the other 66% going 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 16% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UT Austin Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in ethnic studies from UT Austin. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Austin 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 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.