Ethnic Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017. Of the 9,414 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2021, 30 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.

UMN Twin Cities Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at UMN Twin Cities 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.

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from UMN Twin Cities. This makes it the #47 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in ethnic studies, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UMN Twin Cities Ethnic Studies Graduates

The median salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMN Twin Cities is $32,650. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $29,213 for all ethnic studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 ethnic studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMN Twin Cities. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UMN Twin Cities Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a ethnic studies master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in ethnic studies.

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

UMN Twin Cities 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Interpreters and Translators	1,440	$52,730
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$86,000

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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