Ethnic Studies at Florida International University

If you plan to study ethnic studies, take a look at what Florida International University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

FIU Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

FIU does offer online education options in ethnic studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

FIU Ethnic Studies Rankings

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 ethnic studies majors earned their master's degree from FIU. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in ethnic studies each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Interpreters and Translators	3,720	$49,300
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	270	$77,360

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.