Ethnic Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

UMass Amherst Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst Ethnic Studies Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in ethnic studies, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 ethnic studies majors earned their master's degree from UMass Amherst. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in ethnic studies each year. UMass Amherst does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 54% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 Lion Hirth under License

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