Ethnic Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #73 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of ethnic studies. Combined, these schools handed out 163 bachelor's degrees in ethnic studies to qualified students.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on ethnic studies students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other ethnic studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for ethnic studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized ethnic studies related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for ethnic studies students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
It is hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.
Bachelor's recipients from the ethnic studies major at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign make $2,040 above the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
University of Illinois at Chicago is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago.
Ethnic Studies bachelor's degree recipients from University of Illinois at Chicago get an earnings boost of around $2,550 over the typical earnings of ethnic studies graduates.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
