Ethnic Studies at Wesleyan University

Every ethnic studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ethnic studies program at Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and approximately 3,053 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 26 ethnic studies majors received their bachelor's degree from Wesleyan 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.

Wesleyan U Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Wesleyan U Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies progam at Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan 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
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Schools	41
Most Popular Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ethnic studies from Wesleyan U in 2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wesleyan 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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Interpreters and Translators	430	$47,560

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 Steadyjohn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.