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African American Studies at Boston College

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. We've also included details on how Boston College ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in african american studies.

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African American Studies Degrees Available at Boston College

• Bachelor’s Degree in African American Studies

Boston College African American Studies Rankings

The african american studies major at Boston College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for African American Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Boston College handed out 3 bachelor's degrees in african american studies. This is an increase of 50% over the previous year when 2 degrees were handed out.

African American Studies Student Diversity at Boston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the african american studies majors at Boston College.

Boston College African American Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in african american studies from Boston College in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 67% of grads fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's in african american studies.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Harvey D. Egan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.