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2024 Best Asian-American Studies Schools

12 Colleges in the United States
139 Asian-American Studies Degrees Awarded
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in asian-american studies. It is ranked #919 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Asian-American Studies Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 139 degrees in asian-american studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Asian-American Studies School

Best Asian-American Studies Schools Your choice of asian-american studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Asian-American Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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.

Pick Your Asian-American Studies Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Asian-American Studies
Master's Degrees in Asian-American Studies

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Asian-American Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Asian-American Studies in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of asian-american studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Asian-American Studies

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In CA

It's hard to beat Stanford University if you wish to pursue a degree in asian-american studies. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

University of California - Los Angeles is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in asian-american studies. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 29 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

Any student pursuing a degree in asian-american studies needs to take a look at University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.

There were about 12 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
9.5% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in asian-american studies. UCSB is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.

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New York University
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA

Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 35th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 22 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL

UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 4 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 7 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

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Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.More information about a degree in asian-american studies from Arizona State University - Tempe

Asian-American Studies by Region

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Women’s Studies 2,868
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other 2,142
African American Studies 1,196
Latino Studies 883
Ethnic Studies 673
Native American Studies 527
Disability Studies 348
Deaf Studies 297
Gay/Lesbian Studies 85
Folklore Studies 44

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