2024 Best African American Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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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 looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best African American Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 master's degrees in african american studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great African American Studies School for Your Master's Degree
The african american studies master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to african american studies students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other african american studies students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- 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 colleges for african american studies students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank African American Studies Schools
The african american studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best African American Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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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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