Ethnic Studies at University of Iowa

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318.

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.

Iowa Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Iowa Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at Iowa 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 Iowa

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

Iowa Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of ethnic studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 Iowa since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 University of Iowa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Disability Studies	56
Women’s Studies	15
African American Studies	4

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Interpreters and Translators	630	$37,840

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
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