by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Native American Studies is the 585th most popular major in the country with 527 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 254 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major” ranking, we looked at 55 colleges that offer a degree in Native American studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in Native American studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree american indian studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haskell Indian Nations University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. Haskell Indian Nations University is a small public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 22 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major. NHSC is a small public school situated in New Town, North Dakota. It awarded 3 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oglala Lakota College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school situated in Kyle, South Dakota. It awarded 12 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bacone College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major. Located in Muskogee, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s American Indian studies students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Northwest Indian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. This small school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Native American Studies at Northwest Indian College
University of Minnesota - Morris did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major ranking, coming in at #7. University of Minnesota - Morris is a public institution located in Morris, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Morris Native American Studies Report
University of Hawaii at Hilo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major ranking, coming in at #8. UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees to qualified students.
Dartmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major ranking, coming in at #9. Dartmouth College is a medium-sized school located in Hanover, New Hampshire that handed out 17 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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.
Read more about Native American Studies at Dartmouth College
Dine College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major ranking. Dine College is a small public school situated in Tsaile, Arizona. It awarded 1 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Northland College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Ashland, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s American Indian studies students 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.
University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major ranking, coming in at #12. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Fort Lewis College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major ranking. FLC is a small school located in Durango, Colorado that handed out 4 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Black Hills State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. This small school is located in Spearfish, South Dakota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Native American Studies at Black Hills State University
With a ranking of #15, East Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. ECU is a small school located in Ada, Oklahoma that handed out 4 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major ranking, coming in at #16. UAF is a medium-sized school located in Fairbanks, Alaska that handed out 6 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Hampshire College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Bemidji State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. Bemidji State University is a small school located in Bemidji, Minnesota that handed out 5 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Native American Studies at Bemidji State University
With a ranking of #19, University of Alaska Southeast did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. UAS is a small school located in Juneau, Alaska that handed out 2 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full University of Alaska Southeast Native American Studies Report
With a ranking of #20, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Native American Studies Report
Northern Michigan University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major ranking. Marquette, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Native American Studies at Northern Michigan University
Augsburg University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major ranking. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. Located in Pembroke, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s American Indian studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Native American Studies at University of North Carolina at Pembroke
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major ranking. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 12 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Native American Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
University of South Dakota came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major ranking. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 4 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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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