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2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York

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

With 614 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, ethnic studies is the #101 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Ethnic Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for ethnic studies majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the most popular school in New York for ethnic studies students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 51 students majoring in ethnic studies at The Graduate Center, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#2

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. UAlbany is a large public school located in the city of Albany.

Women make up 83% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ethnic studies schools in New York. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Full Ethnic Studies at Stony Brook University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ethnic studies schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 50% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #6, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ethnic studies students working on their master’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Full Ethnic Studies at Cornell University Report

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree ethnic studies programs. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Ethnic Studies at University at Buffalo Report

#8

Touro College

New York, NY

Touro College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree ethnic studies programs. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Best Ethnic Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Ethnic Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 165
Maryland 95
New Jersey 84
District of Columbia 91
Delaware 25

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 8 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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