Ethnic Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY

Every ethnic studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ethnic studies program at The Graduate Center, CUNY stacks up to those at other schools.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 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.

The Graduate Center Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

The Graduate Center Ethnic Studies Rankings

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ethnic studies majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a ethnic studies master's degree from The Graduate Center, 66% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

The following ethnic studies concentations are available at The Graduate Center, CUNY. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The Graduate Center, CUNY. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Disability Studies	51
Women’s Studies	12
African American Studies	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	1

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 The Graduate Center, CUNY.

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 Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.