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Most Popular Ethnic Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$53,737 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ethnic Studies Master'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 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Ethnic Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Ethnic Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for ethnic studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in ethnic studies at IU Bloomington, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 93% of the students majoring in ethnic studies at the school are women while 7% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ethnic studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 75% of the students majoring in ethnic studies at the school are women while 25% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for ethnic studies students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 86% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for ethnic studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 86% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

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Northeastern Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in ethnic studies at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree ethnic studies programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

About 50% of the students majoring in ethnic studies at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree ethnic studies programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for ethnic studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Of the 3 students majoring in ethnic studies at UWM, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Best Ethnic Studies Colleges by State

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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 14 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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