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Ethnic Studies at Indiana University-Bloomington

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at IUB. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #2 out of 2 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Ethnic Studies Degrees Available at IUB

Here is each degree level available for ethnic studies at IUB, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	20
Master’s	12
Doctoral	10

IUB Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Indiana University-Bloomington awarded 20 bachelor’s degrees in ethnic studies.

Bachelor’s Rankings

IUB ranks competitively among schools offering ethnic studies at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #2 out of 2 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2
Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5
Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6
Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57

Salary of Ethnic Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Ethnic Studies majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from IUB go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $41,084 a year. This is lower than $74,553, the median for all majors at IUB.

Student Debt of Ethnic Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at IUB, ethnic studies students borrow a median amount of $17,500 in student loans. This is below $20,463, the typical median for all majors at IUB.

IUB Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,913	$40,369
Fees	$1,522	$1,522

Learn more about IUB tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of ethnic studies bachelor’s degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

The majority of ethnic studies bachelor’s degree graduates at IUB are White. Approximately 65% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington with a bachelor’s in ethnic studies.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	1

Folklore Studies (Bachelor’s)

IUB conferred 10 bachelor’s degrees in folklore studies in the latest year of data — 80% to women and 20% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (80%).

• Best Value Folklore Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region — #1
• Best Value Folklore Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana — #1

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other (Bachelor’s)

IUB conferred 8 bachelor’s degrees in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies, other in the most recent reporting year — 100% to women and 0% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (62%).

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana — #1
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region — #4
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #28

African-American/Black Studies (Bachelor’s)

IUB awarded 2 bachelor’s completions in african-american/black studies in the latest year of data — 100% to women and 0% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Black or African American (100%).

• Best Value African American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana — #2
• Best Value African American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region — #6
• Best Value African American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #30

Graduate Study in Ethnic Studies at IUB

This program is also offered at the graduate level at IUB. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	12
Doctoral	10

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License More about our data sources and methodologies.