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Michigan State University PhD in African American Studies

African American Studies is a concentration offered under the ethnic studies major at Michigan State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in African American studies, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Related Majors
• References

How Much Does a Doctorate in African American Studies from Michigan State Cost?

Michigan State Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Michigan State paid an average of $1,544 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $786 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$18,858	$37,056

Does Michigan State Offer an Online PhD in African American Studies?

Michigan State does not offer an online option for its African American studies doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Michigan State Online Learning page.

Michigan State Doctorate Student Diversity for African American Studies

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 5 doctor’s degrees in African American studies handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 60.0% of the African American studies students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 80.0% of the African American studies doctor’s degrees at Michigan State in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Majors Related to a PhD in African American Studies From Michigan State

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to African American studies.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Latino Studies	2

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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.