Ethnic Studies

A program that focuses on the interdisciplinary and comparative study of the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of North American racial and ethnic groups, including African Americans, American Indians/Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 72 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1665 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

48

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

162

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

293

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

10

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

17

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

9

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,126

awards given

Top Schools for Ethnic Studies

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
201
2 University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
126
3 University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO
108
4 Ohlone College
Fremont, CA
84
5 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
78
6 Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
66
7 City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
64
8 Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO
51
9 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS
48
10 St Olaf College
Northfield, MN
48
11 Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
45
12 Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, CA
45
13 University of California-Merced
Merced, CA
42
14 Fresno City College
Fresno, CA
36
15 Los Angeles Mission College
Sylmar, CA
36
16 Brown University
Providence, RI
33
17 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH
33
18 Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA
30
19 San Diego City College
San Diego, CA
24
20 San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, CA
24
21 Chabot College
Hayward, CA
23
22 College of San Mateo
San Mateo, CA
21
23 CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY
21
24 De Anza College
Cupertino, CA
18
25 Minnesota State University-Mankato
Mankato, MN
18
26 Laney College
Oakland, CA
18
27 University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, MA
18
28 Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
18
29 Merritt College
Oakland, CA
15
30 Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA
15
31 Woodland Community College
Woodland, CA
12
32 Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA
12
33 Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland Hills, CA
12
34 Rio Hondo College
Whittier, CA
12
35 Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
12
36 Cuyamaca College
El Cajon, CA
10
37 University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
9
38 Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA
9
39 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO
9
40 Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MN
9
41 El Camino Community College District
Torrance, CA
9
42 New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM
9
43 Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
9
44 Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
8
45 Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
7
46 Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA
6
47 St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN
6
48 Reed College
Portland, OR
6
49 Imperial Valley College
Imperial, CA
6
50 Sierra College
Rocklin, CA
6
51 East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA
6
52 Contra Costa College
San Pablo, CA
6
53 Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA
6
54 Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
6
55 Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
4
56 Modesto Junior College
Modesto, CA
4
57 Cosumnes River College
Sacramento, CA
3
58 Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA
3
59 Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
3
60 University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM
3
61 Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto, CA
3
62 Mendocino College
Ukiah, CA
3
63 Albion College
Albion, MI
3
64 The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
3
65 Grossmont College
El Cajon, CA
3
66 San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
3
67 Ventura College
Ventura, CA
3
68 California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
3
69 Cypress College
Cypress, CA
3
70 New York University
New York, NY
3
71 Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH
3
72 Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
3