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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$37,579 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,601 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for ethnic studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Grand Valley State University to be the best value school for ethnic studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GVSU are $19,628 per year. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, ethnic studies graduates from Eastern Michigan carry an average student debtload of $33,352.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $36,288 per year.

Miami University - Oxford excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year. 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Madison is ranked #5 for overall quality for ethnic studies in the Great Lakes Region .

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#5

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aurora University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Aurora are $26,760 a year.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree ethnic studies programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIUC are $37,632 a year. The average amount in student loans that ethnic studies majors at UIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,303.

UIUC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UWM are $21,475 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, ethnic studies majors at UWM accumulate an average of around $27,626 in student debt.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree ethnic studies programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIC are $30,370 a year.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ohio State are $35,019 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, ethnic studies graduates from Ohio State carry an average student debtload of $27,058.

Ohio State also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#10

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree ethnic studies programs. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year.

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Best Ethnic Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best ethnic studies colleges 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.

  • 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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