2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies in the Great Lakes Region

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African American Studies is the 394th most popular major in the country with 1,267 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 170 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in African American studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent African American studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the African American studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #1 spot on the list. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s African American studies degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best African American Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about African American Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s African American studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best African American Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

Full Michigan State African American Studies Report

#2

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s African American studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree african american studies students list, Ohio State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best African American Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus African American Studies Report

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s African American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best African American Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on African American Studies at Northwestern

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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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