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2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Ethnic Studies is the #98 most popular major in the country with 9,231 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the New England 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.

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the most popular school for ethnic studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in ethnic studies at the school are women while 21% are male.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Yale University

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in ethnic studies at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Ethnic Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.

Full Ethnic Studies at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

#4

Simmons University

Boston, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Simmons University is a great place for ethnic studies students working on their master’s degree. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Simmons University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ethnic studies schools in the New England Region . SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Full Ethnic Studies at Southern Connecticut State University Report

#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brandeis University is a great place for ethnic studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Brandeis University

#7

Brown University

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #7, Brown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ethnic studies students working on their master’s degree. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #9, Boston University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ethnic studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Boston University

Best Ethnic Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best ethnic studies colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 285
Connecticut 112
New Hampshire 54
Maine 35
Rhode Island 45
Vermont 16

One of 2 majors within the area of study, ethnic studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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