Ethnic Studies at University of Iowa

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. Of the 5,998 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Iowa in 2021, 13 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.

Iowa Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Iowa Ethnic Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ethnic studies programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	9
Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from Iowa. This is the #80 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Iowa Ethnic Studies Graduates

The median salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $28,751. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $29,213 for all ethnic studies students.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 ethnic studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from Iowa. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were 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 5% 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	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa 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 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
• Image Credit: By KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.