Ethnic Studies at Cornell University

What traits are you looking for in a ethnic studies school? To help you decide if Cornell University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ethnic studies program.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Ethnic Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Cornell Ethnic Studies Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in ethnic studies, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ethnic studies majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

If you plan to be a ethnic studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
African American Studies	2

Related Majors

• Area Studies

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.