Ethnic Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 25,628 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,493 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Virginia - Main Campus in 2021, 29 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.

University of Virginia Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

University of Virginia Ethnic Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ethnic studies programs across the country. The following shows how University of Virginia 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 University of Virginia 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 Schools	66

Earnings of University of Virginia Ethnic Studies Graduates

The median salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Virginia is $34,027. This is 16% higher than $29,213, which is the national average for all ethnic studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from University of Virginia. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Virginia since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

University of Virginia 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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Interpreters and Translators	2,000	$70,770
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$76,950

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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