Ethnic Studies at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497. In 2021, 13 ethnic studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UMBC.

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.

UMBC Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

UMBC Ethnic Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ethnic studies programs across the country. The following shows how UMBC performed in these rankings.

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 UMBC 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	189

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 ethnic studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMBC, about 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies at UMBC 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMBC 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Interpreters and Translators	1,120	$70,530
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	160	$86,280

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.