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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received their master's degree in ethnic studies.

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

• Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Online Classes Are Available at The Graduate Center

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, The Graduate Center does offer online courses in ethnic studies for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

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

Of the 51 students who earned a master's degree in Ethnic Studies from The Graduate Center in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a ethnic studies master's degree from The Graduate Center, 65% 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	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	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.