Ethnic Studies at University of Alaska Southeast

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 University of Alaska Southeast stacks up to those at other schools.

UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and approximately 2,070 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 ethnic studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UAS.

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.

UAS Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Online Classes Are Available at UAS

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UAS offers distance education options for ethnic studies at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UAS Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies progam at UAS 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 UAS 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 Popular Online Ethnic Studies Schools	19
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Schools	270
Most Popular Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	327
Most Popular Ethnic Studies Schools	421

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UAS

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

UAS Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 ethnic studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAS, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies at UAS 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 University of Alaska Southeast with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

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

UAS also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Southeast.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Interpreters and Translators	90	$52,990

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.