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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,196 people earned their degree in African American studies, making the major the 389th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 141 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 116 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a degree in African American studies. That schools that top this list have a program in African American studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampshire College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hampshire College is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s African American studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bard College at Simon’s Rock. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region. Located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s African American studies students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wellesley College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Read full report on African American Studies at Wellesley College
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amherst College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s African American studies students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region. Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Middletown, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Bates College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region list. Located in Lewiston, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s African American studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Brandeis University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Brandeis University is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s African American studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Read full report on African American Studies at Brandeis University
Smith College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Northampton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #9, Wheaton College Massachusetts did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region list. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a small school located in Norton, Massachusetts that handed out 2 bachelors’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Dartmouth College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in Hanover, New Hampshire that handed out 8 bachelors’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #11, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s African American studies students in 2020-2021.
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Yale University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Harvard University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s African American studies students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, Middlebury College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region list. Middlebury College is located in Middlebury, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s African American studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Connecticut ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s African American studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, 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%.
Read more about African American Studies at University of Connecticut
With a ranking of #17, Boston College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region list. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s African American studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Read full report on African American Studies at Boston College
Rhode Island College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Rhode Island College is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 1 bachelors’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s African American studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 89%.
Read full report on African American Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tufts University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s African American studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Northeastern University African American Studies Report
Bennington College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region list. Bennington is located in Bennington, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s African American studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on African American Studies at Bennington College
College of the Holy Cross landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full College of the Holy Cross African American Studies Report
Colby College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Colby is a small school located in Waterville, Maine that handed out 0 bachelors’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on African American Studies at Colby College
Brown University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Read full report on African American Studies at Brown University
Mount Holyoke College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Mt. Holyoke is a small private not-for-profit school situated in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 bachelors’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Gordon College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Wenham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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