Ethnic Studies at Williams College

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

Williams is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,987. In 2021, 7 ethnic studies majors received their bachelor's degree from Williams.

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.

Williams Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Williams Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies progam at Williams 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 Williams 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
Best Ethnic Studies Schools	8
	15
	15
Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools	42
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Schools	98
Most Popular Ethnic Studies Schools	256

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Williams

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

Williams Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from Williams. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Williams College with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

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

Williams 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 MA, the home state for Williams College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.