Ethnic Studies at West Virginia Wesleyan College

What traits are you looking for in a ethnic studies school? To help you decide if West Virginia Wesleyan College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ethnic studies program.

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,066. Of the 241 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 2021, 4 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.

West Virginia Wesleyan Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

West Virginia Wesleyan Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies progam at West Virginia Wesleyan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ethnic studies major at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 Schools	75
Most Popular Ethnic Studies Schools	333

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at West Virginia Wesleyan

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

West Virginia Wesleyan Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

The ethnic studies program at West Virginia Wesleyan awarded 4 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 West Virginia Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

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

West Virginia Wesleyan also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia Wesleyan College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Interpreters and Translators	70	$38,590

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 Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.