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Princeton University BA in African American Studies

African American Studies is a concentration offered under the ethnic studies major at Princeton University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in African American studies, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in African American Studies from Princeton Cost?

Princeton Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Princeton was $1,684 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$48,502	$48,502
Books and Supplies	$1,050	$1,050
On Campus Room and Board	$15,342	$15,342
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,150	$3,150

Learn more about Princeton tuition and fees.

Does Princeton Offer an Online BA in African American Studies?

Online degrees for the Princeton African American studies bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Princeton Online Learning page.

Princeton Bachelor’s Student Diversity for African American Studies

There were 9 bachelor’s degrees in African American studies awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 77.8% of the students who received their BA in African American studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 69.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

All of the African American studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Princeton in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.