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2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Native American Studies

46 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$11,900 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate

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Native American Studies is the 585th most popular major in the country with 527 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 143 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate” ranking analyzed 46 colleges that offered a degree in Native American studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in Native American studies.

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Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree american indian studies students.

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Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, South Dakota

Out of the 46 schools in the Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the #1 spot on the list. Oglala Lakota College is located in Kyle, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s American Indian studies degrees to qualified students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Windward Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate. Windward CC is a small school located in Kaneohe, Hawaii that handed out 23 associates’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii Maui College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate. This small school is located in Kahului, Hawaii, and it awarded 18 associates’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Muscogee Nation. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate list. College of the Muscogee Nation is a small school located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma that handed out 14 associates’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Native American Studies at College of the Muscogee Nation

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Leeward Community College
Pearl City, Hawaii

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Leeward Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate. Pearl City, Hawaii is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s American Indian studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kapiolani Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 9 associates’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Native American Studies at Kapiolani CC

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With a ranking of #7, Honolulu Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate list. Honolulu Community College is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 8 associates’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Native American Studies at Honolulu Community College

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Leech Lake Tribal College
Cass Lake, Minnesota

Leech Lake Tribal College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Leech Lake Tribal College is a small public school situated in Cass Lake, Minnesota. It awarded 7 associates’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Leech Lake Tribal College Native American Studies Report

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Hawaii Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s American Indian studies students in 2020-2021.

Full Hawaii Community College Native American Studies Report

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Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Native American Studies at Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College

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Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College is located in Hayward, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s American Indian studies degrees to qualified students.

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San Juan College
Farmington, New Mexico

San Juan College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s American Indian studies students in 2020-2021.

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Little Priest Tribal College
Winnebago, Nebraska

Little Priest Tribal College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Little Priest Tribal College is a public institution located in Winnebago, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Little Priest Tribal College Native American Studies Report

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Little Big Horn College
Crow Agency, Montana

Little Big Horn College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate list. Little Big Horn College is a small school located in Crow Agency, Montana that handed out 2 associates’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Kauai Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Lihue, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s American Indian studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Full Kauai CC Native American Studies Report

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Fort Peck Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate list. Fort Peck Community College is located in Poplar, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s American Indian studies degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Native American Studies at Fort Peck Community College

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North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

North Idaho College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s American Indian studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Full NIC Native American Studies Report

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Ilisagvik College
Barrow, Alaska

Ilisagvik College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Ilisagvik College is a public institution located in Barrow, Alaska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Ilisagvik College Native American Studies Report

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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s American Indian studies degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Native American Studies Report

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Nebraska Indian Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate list. Nebraska Indian Community College is a public institution located in Macy, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Native American Studies at NICC

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Stone Child College
Box Elder, Montana

Stone Child College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate list. Stone Child College is located in Box Elder, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s American Indian studies degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Native American Studies at Stone Child College

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Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, South Dakota

Sisseton Wahpeton College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Sisseton, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s American Indian studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Full Sisseton Wahpeton College Native American Studies Report

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Aaniiih Nakoda College
Harlem, Montana

With a ranking of #18, Aaniiih Nakoda College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate list. Aaniiih Nakoda College is located in Harlem, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s American Indian studies degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Native American Studies at Aaniiih Nakoda College

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Bay Mills Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Bay Mills Community College is a small school located in Brimley, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Bay Mills Community College Native American Studies Report

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Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
New Town, North Dakota

Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. NHSC is a small school located in New Town, North Dakota that handed out 1 associates’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Native American Studies at NHSC

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