Ethnic Studies at Washington University in St Louis

What traits are you looking for in a ethnic studies school? To help you decide if Washington University in St Louis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ethnic studies program.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from WUSTL.

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.

WUSTL Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

WUSTL Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at WUSTL 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, 0 student received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from WUSTL. This is the #80 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ethnic studies majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 ethnic studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WUSTL, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WUSTL 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Interpreters and Translators	980	$62,610
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$70,560

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.