Ethnic Studies at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from U of U.

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.

U of U Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

U of U Ethnic Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ethnic studies programs across the country. The following shows how U of U 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 U of U 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	5
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39

Earnings of U of U Ethnic Studies Graduates

The median salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at U of U is $34,734. This is 19% higher than $29,213, which is the national average for all ethnic studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Ethnic Studies from U of U in 2020-2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

U of U 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Interpreters and Translators	1,560	$43,830
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	30	$87,380

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.