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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African Studies (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$33,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 246 people earned their degree in African studies, making the major the 823rd most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 African studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in African studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent African studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the African studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree african studies students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African Studies (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s African studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best African Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s African studies degrees to qualified students.

UCLA also took the #2 spot in our “Best African Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s African studies degrees to qualified students.

Brown also made our “Best African Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 2 masters’s African studies degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best African Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 10 masters’s African studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best African Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

Syracuse University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 4 masters’s African studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #5 spot in our “Best African Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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