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2023 Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

15 Colleges
$29,601 Avg Salary
$22,851 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, ethnic studies was ranked #98 in the country. In fact 9,231 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for ethnic studies majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Miami University - Oxford the best school in the Great Lakes Region for ethnic studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average amount in student loans that ethnic studies majors at UW - Madison take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,580.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best ethnic studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

Ethnic Studies majors at GVSU take out an average of $28,067 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The average amount in student loans that ethnic studies majors at UIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,303.

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#6

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

Oberlin College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree ethnic studies programs. Located in the fringe town of Oberlin, Oberlin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #7, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for ethnic studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#9

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Ethnic Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best ethnic studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 155
Ohio 215
Illinois 257
Indiana 105
Wisconsin 125

Ethnic Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Ethnic Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Area Studies 6,966
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 46

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to G. MГјtzel.

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