Ethnic Studies at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from UGA.

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.

UGA Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

UGA Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at UGA 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 UGA

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

UGA Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from UGA. About 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 0 student 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Interpreters and Translators	1,610	$55,670
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	130	$51,590

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.