Ethnic Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

UWM Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

UWM 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 UWM

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

UWM Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a ethnic studies master's degree from UWM, 67% 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 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Interpreters and Translators	1,070	$50,750
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	160	$69,580

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.