2024 Best African American Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
8Colleges in the Southeast Region
267African American Studies Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in african american studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #389 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best African American Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 267 degrees in african american studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of african american studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for african american studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for African American Studies in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of african american studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Southeast Region Schools in African American Studies
It's hard to beat Emory University if you wish to pursue a degree in african american studies. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in african american studies. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.
University of Florida is a great option for students interested in a degree in african american studies. UF is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 26 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in african american studies needs to look into University of Virginia - Main Campus. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were about 29 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
VCU is a very large public university located in the city of Richmond. This university ranks 7th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 16 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.
UofL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Louisville. This university ranks 2nd out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 12 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.
Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tallahassee. This university ranks 3rd out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 1 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 5 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent year we have data available.
UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Charlotte. This university ranks 6th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 34 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of african american studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for african american studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
