Ethnic Studies at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380. Of the 2,114 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2021, 6 of them were ethnic studies majors.

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.

UCCS Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

UCCS Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies progam at UCCS 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 UCCS 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 Focused Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	254

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 ethnic studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCCS. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

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

UCCS 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Interpreters and Translators	1,440	$70,050
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	210	$65,020

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.