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2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$34,108 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for ethnic studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Ethnic Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Haskell Indian Nations University the best value school in the Plains States Region for ethnic studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, Haskell is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that ethnic studies majors at Haskell take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $8,161.

Full Ethnic Studies at Haskell Indian Nations University Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

UMN Duluth undergraduate students pay an average of $19,148 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at University of Minnesota - Duluth

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year. Ethnic Studies majors at UMN Twin Cities take out an average of $26,320 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 15% of our Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ethnic studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $31,905 per year.

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#6

St Olaf College

Northfield, MN

St Olaf College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree ethnic studies programs. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Olaf are $52,670 per year.

St. Olaf also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#7

Carleton College

Northfield, MN

With a ranking of #7, Carleton College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ethnic studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Northfield, Carleton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Carleton undergraduate students pay an average of $60,225 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Carleton also did well on our Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Carleton College

Best Ethnic Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best ethnic studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 47
Minnesota 143
Kansas 81
Iowa 107
Nebraska 34
North Dakota 15
South Dakota 47

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

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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