Ethnic Studies at University of Massachusetts - Boston

If you plan to study ethnic studies, take a look at what University of Massachusetts - Boston has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259. Of the 2,801 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts - Boston in 2021, 23 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.

UMass Boston Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

UMass Boston Ethnic Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ethnic studies programs across the country. The following shows how UMass Boston 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 UMass Boston 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
Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools	41
	54
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from UMass Boston. This makes it the #28 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UMass Boston Ethnic Studies Graduates

The median salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Boston is $30,372. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $29,213 for all ethnic studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ethnic studies from UMass Boston in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Boston since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMass Boston Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts - Boston with a master'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	1

UMass Boston 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.