by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 213 people earned their degree in African studies, making the major the 889th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 43 African studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 African studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in African studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their African studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Agnes Scott College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Decatur, Georgia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s African studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Davidson College landed the #2 spot on the list. Davidson College is located in Davidson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s African studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Claflin University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African Studies Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s African studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 11 bachelors’s African studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African Studies Major in the Southeast Region. KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s African studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 2 bachelors’s African studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Emory University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s African studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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