Ethnic Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142. In 2021, 4 ethnic studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UNLV.

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.

UNLV Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

UNLV Ethnic Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ethnic studies programs across the country. The following shows how UNLV 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 UNLV 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 Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	85
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	85
Most Popular Ethnic Studies Schools	333

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ethnic studies majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 ethnic studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNLV, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNLV 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Interpreters and Translators	710	$52,150

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.