by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
African American Studies is the 389th most popular major in the country with 1,196 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 297 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 9 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 colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree african american studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s African American studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s African American studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 95%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #3 spot on the list. University at Albany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s African American studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 1 masters’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Stony Brook is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 1 masters’s African American studies degrees 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 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%.
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New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s African American studies degrees to 2 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. 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 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Temple University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s African American studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 masters’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 #8, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on African American Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 8 masters’s African American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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