Ethnic Studies at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 ethnic studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UNL.

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.

UNL Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

UNL Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies progam at UNL compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ethnic studies major at UNL 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	233

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

The ethnic studies program at UNL awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UNL since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies at UNL 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNL 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Interpreters and Translators	790	$43,760

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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