Ethnic Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 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.

UT Austin Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Ethnic Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

UT Austin Ethnic Studies Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in ethnic studies, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	1
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 The University of Texas at Austin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Women’s Studies	6
African American Studies	5

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	510	$65,060

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.