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2024 Best Native American Studies Schools in California

6 Colleges in California
49 American Indian Studies Degrees Awarded
A degree in native american studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #585 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Native American Studies Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 degrees in native american studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Native American Studies School

Best Native American Studies Schools in California Your choice of native 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 native american studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Native American Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in American Indian Studies
Master's Degrees in American Indian Studies
Doctor's Degrees in American Indian Studies

The american indian studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Native American Studies Schools in California. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Native American Studies in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the american indian studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top California Schools in American Indian Studies

1
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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in native american studies needs to check out Stanford University. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

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

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
61.5% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a degree in native american studies. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 native american studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
43.8% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Davis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in native american studies. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 native american studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In CA

It is hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a degree in native american studies. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 native american studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA

It's difficult to beat San Diego State University if you wish to pursue a degree in native american studies. SDSU is a very large public university located in the large city of San Diego. This university ranks 22nd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 2 native american studies students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
57.1% Growth in Graduates

SFSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Francisco. This university ranks 35th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 7 native american studies students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA

Humboldt State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Arcata. This university ranks 126th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 2 native american studies students who graduated with this degree at Humboldt State University in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 3 native american studies students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent data year.

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Best Native American Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Native American Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 15
Oregon 587 3
Hawaii 267 115
Alaska 167 11

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One of 11 majors within the Ethnic Studies area of study, Native American Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Latino Studies 705
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other 534
Women’s Studies 525
Ethnic Studies 329
African American Studies 240
Deaf Studies 181
Asian-American Studies 107
Gay/Lesbian Studies 19
Comparative Group Studies 16
Folklore Studies 3

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