Folklore Studies

Liberal Arts • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the study of creativity and aesthetic expression in everyday life, as expressed in narrative, literature, performing arts, culture, work, family and community.

Numbers at a glance

1018th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
3
Colleges offer it
10
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
4
Women
6
As a Minor

Folklore Studies is relatively popular as a minor/second major with 6 people graduating with it as a minor in academic year 2018-19.

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Indiana University-Bloomington5
University of Oregon1
Average public university graduating class: 3 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Harvard University4
Average private university graduating class: 4 students.

O's Insights on Folklore Studies

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 60% of graduates come from public universities.

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