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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African Studies

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the African studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African Studies

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s African studies degrees to qualified students.

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

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s African studies degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best African Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full OHIO Athens African Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s African studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree african studies students list, UIUC has also earned the #3 rank 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign African Studies Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s African studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best African Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about African Studies at University of California - Los Angeles

#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #5 spot on the list. Syracuse is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree african studies students list, Syracuse has also earned the #5 rank 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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#6

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Brown University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #1 spot in our “Best African Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about African Studies at Brown University

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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