2024 Best African American Studies Schools in Virginia

A degree in african american studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #389 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

There was only one school in Virginia to review for the 2024 Best African American Studies Schools in Virginia ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall African American Studies Schools List

Pick Your African American Studies Degree Level

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Best Schools for African American Studies in Virginia

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the african american studies degree levels they offer.

Top Virginia Schools in African American Studies

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in african american studies. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in african american studies from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

62.5% Growth in Graduates

Virginia Commonwealth University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in african american studies. VCU is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Richmond.More information about a degree in african american studies from Virginia Commonwealth University

Best African American Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best African American Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	45
North Carolina	710	73
Georgia	690	30
Tennessee	624	10
South Carolina	530	15
Kentucky	518	16
Mississippi	501	2
Alabama	500	16
Louisiana	489	0
Arkansas	466	0

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African American Studies Related Rankings by Major

African American Studies is one of 11 different types of Ethnic Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to African American Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Women’s Studies	54
Disability Studies	3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	3

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Notes and References

• 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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