2022 Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England 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 New England region, there were 165 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 $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in African American studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality African American studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 6 doctorate’s African American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best African American Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about African American Studies at Yale University

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s African American studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best African American Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst African American Studies Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s African American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best African American Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard University African American Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies

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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