2024 Best African American Studies Master's Degree Schools
11
Colleges in the United States
72
Master's Degrees
African American Studies isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #589 in popularity out of 1172 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 11 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of african american studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 72 master's degrees in african american studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great African American Studies School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of african american studies for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality african american studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on african american studies students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of african american studies students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized african american studies related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for african american studies students working on their master's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best African American Studies Master's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Featured African American Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MA in History - American History
Understand the impact of major political, cultural, social and economic shifts in American society with this specialized online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.
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