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Ethnic Studies at Willamette University

Ethnic Studies at Willamette University

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

Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and approximately 1,866 students attend the school each year.

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.

Willamette Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Willamette Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at Willamette 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.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Willamette

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

Willamette Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of ethnic studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies at Willamette 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 Willamette University with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Willamette University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Women’s Studies 6
Ethnic Studies 1

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 OR, the home state for Willamette University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Interpreters and Translators 1,210 $50,090
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 100 $80,490

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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