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Most Popular Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools

358 Ranked Colleges
2,324 Ethnic Studies Graduations

Ethnic Studies is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. The schools below award the most ethnic studies degrees of any in the United States.

To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 358 schools in the United States offering ethnic studies.

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These are the schools that award the most bachelor’s degree degrees in ethnic studies.

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Leading the list of the most popular ethnic studies schools is University Of California Los Angeles. Located in the city of Los Angeles, University Of California Los Angeles is a public university. This school awarded about 140 ethnic studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about ethnic studies at University Of California Los Angeles

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California State University Northridge is one of the most popular ethnic studies schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Northridge, California State University Northridge is a public university. This school awarded about 136 ethnic studies degrees in the most recent year. Get the full ethnic studies details for California State University Northridge

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University Of California Davis came in at #3 on our list of the most popular ethnic studies schools. University Of California Davis is a public school located in the suburb of Davis. University Of California Davis graduated around 72 ethnic studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full ethnic studies details for University Of California Davis

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University Of California Santa Cruz is one of the most popular ethnic studies schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, University Of California Santa Cruz is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 70 students earned a degree in ethnic studies from this school. See more about ethnic studies at University Of California Santa Cruz

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A rank of #5 makes California State University Sacramento one of the most popular schools for ethnic studies. California State University Sacramento is a public school located in the city of Sacramento. This school awarded about 60 ethnic studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about ethnic studies at California State University Sacramento

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California State University Long Beach comes in at #6 for ethnic studies this year. California State University Long Beach is a public school located in the city of Long Beach. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 59 students earned a degree in ethnic studies from this school. See more about ethnic studies at California State University Long Beach

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San Francisco State University landed the #7 spot among the most popular ethnic studies schools. Located in the city of San Francisco, San Francisco State University is a public university. This school awarded about 55 ethnic studies degrees in the most recent year. Get the full ethnic studies details for San Francisco State University

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University Of Washington Seattle Campus ranked #8 on our list of the most popular ethnic studies schools. Located in the city of Seattle, University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a public university. This school awarded about 55 ethnic studies degrees in the most recent year. Read the full ethnic studies report for University Of Washington Seattle Campus

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Cuny Brooklyn College comes in at #9 for ethnic studies this year. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Cuny Brooklyn College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 51 students earned a degree in ethnic studies from this school. See more about ethnic studies at Cuny Brooklyn College

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University Of Hawaii At Manoa placed #10 for ethnic studies by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Honolulu, University Of Hawaii At Manoa is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 49 students earned a degree in ethnic studies from this school. Get the full ethnic studies details for University Of Hawaii At Manoa

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University Of California Berkeley comes in at #11 for ethnic studies this year. University Of California Berkeley is a public school located in the city of Berkeley. This school awarded about 45 ethnic studies degrees in the most recent year. Read the full ethnic studies report for University Of California Berkeley

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University Of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

University Of Utah comes in at #12 for ethnic studies this year. Set in the city of Salt Lake City, University Of Utah is a public institution. This school awarded about 44 ethnic studies degrees in the most recent year. Read the full ethnic studies report for University Of Utah

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University Of California Santa Barbara landed the #13 spot among the most popular ethnic studies schools. University Of California Santa Barbara is a public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. This school awarded about 37 ethnic studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about ethnic studies at University Of California Santa Barbara

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Georgia State University landed the #14 spot among the most popular ethnic studies schools. Set in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State University is a public institution. Georgia State University graduated around 35 ethnic studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full ethnic studies report for Georgia State University

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Arizona State University landed the #15 spot among the most popular ethnic studies schools. Located in the city of Tempe, Arizona State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 34 students earned a degree in ethnic studies from this school. Read the full ethnic studies report for Arizona State University

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University Of California Irvine landed the #16 spot among the most popular ethnic studies schools. Located in the city of Irvine, University Of California Irvine is a public university. University Of California Irvine graduated around 34 ethnic studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full ethnic studies details for University Of California Irvine

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California State University East Bay placed #17 for ethnic studies by yearly graduations. California State University East Bay is a public school located in the suburb of Hayward. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 33 students earned a degree in ethnic studies from this school. Read the full ethnic studies report for California State University East Bay

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University Of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University Of Florida landed the #18 spot among the most popular ethnic studies schools. Set in the city of Gainesville, University Of Florida is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 32 students earned a degree in ethnic studies from this school. See more about ethnic studies at University Of Florida

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San Diego State University placed #19 for ethnic studies by yearly graduations. San Diego State University is a public school located in the city of San Diego. San Diego State University graduated around 31 ethnic studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full ethnic studies details for San Diego State University

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Stanford University comes in at #20 for ethnic studies this year. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford University is a private not-for-profit university. Stanford University graduated around 31 ethnic studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full ethnic studies details for Stanford University

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University Of California Riverside comes in at #21 for ethnic studies this year. University Of California Riverside is a public school located in the city of Riverside. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 29 students earned a degree in ethnic studies from this school. See more about ethnic studies at University Of California Riverside

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Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University landed the #22 spot among the most popular ethnic studies schools. Located in the suburb of Rohnert Park, Sonoma State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 28 students earned a degree in ethnic studies from this school. Get the full ethnic studies details for Sonoma State University

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

Yale University placed #23 for ethnic studies by yearly graduations. Yale University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 28 students earned a degree in ethnic studies from this school. Read the full ethnic studies report for Yale University

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California State University Los Angeles placed #24 for ethnic studies by yearly graduations. California State University Los Angeles is a public school located in the city of Los Angeles. California State University Los Angeles graduated around 25 ethnic studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full ethnic studies details for California State University Los Angeles

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College comes in at #25 for ethnic studies this year. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth College is a private not-for-profit university. Dartmouth College graduated around 25 ethnic studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full ethnic studies details for Dartmouth College

These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular ethnic studies list:

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Smith College
Northampton, MA
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Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
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Cuny Hunter College
New York, NY
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Suny At Albany
Albany, NY
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Gallaudet University
Washington, DC
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Purdue University Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
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Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These schools also graduate students in ethnic studies every year and are worth a look:

Rank School Location Ethnic Studies Graduations
#51 Towson University Towson, MD 16
#52 University Of California San Diego La Jolla, CA 16
#53 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 16
#54 California State University Dominguez Hills Carson, CA 15
#55 Princeton University Princeton, NJ 15
#56 Howard University Washington, DC 14
#57 Humboldt State University Arcata, CA 14
#58 Metropolitan State College Of Denver Denver, CO 14
#59 San Jose State University San Jose, CA 14
#60 University Of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA 14
#61 University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 14
#62 California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA 13
#63 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA 13
#64 Oberlin College Oberlin, OH 13
#65 University Of New Mexico Main Campus Albuquerque, NM 13
#66 University Of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 13
#67 Amherst College Amherst, MA 12
#68 Cuny City College New York, NY 12
#69 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA 12
#70 Piedmont International University Winston-Salem, NC 12
#71 State University Of New York At New Paltz New Paltz, NY 12
#72 University Of Georgia Athens, GA 12
#73 University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL 12
#74 University Of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 12
#75 Wayne State University Detroit, MI 12
Rank School Location Ethnic Studies Graduations
#76 Brandeis University Waltham, MA 11
#77 California State University San Marcos San Marcos, CA 11
#78 Harvard University Cambridge, MA 11
#79 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 11
#80 Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 11
#81 University Of Arizona Tucson, AZ 11
#82 University Of Illinois At Chicago Chicago, IL 11
#83 University Of Iowa Iowa City, IA 11
#84 University Of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA 11
#85 University Of North Carolina At Charlotte Charlotte, NC 11
#86 University Of North Carolina At Greensboro Greensboro, NC 11
#87 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 11
#88 American University Washington, DC 10
#89 California State University Chico Chico, CA 10
#90 Clemson University Clemson, SC 10
#91 Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN 10
#92 Iowa State University Ames, IA 10
#93 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 10
#94 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA 10
#95 Suny College At Brockport Brockport, NY 10
#96 The University Of Montana Missoula, MT 10
#97 University Of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 10
#98 University Of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA 10
#99 University Of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 10
#100 California State University Stanislaus Turlock, CA 9

Other Ethnic Studies Degree Levels

Looking for a different degree level? Compare the most popular Ethnic Studies schools across degree levels:

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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