2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for African Studies in Illinois

African Studies is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #588 out of the 1137 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of African studies. Combined, these schools handed out 9 bachelor's degrees in African studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great African Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The African studies bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for African Studies in Illinois ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of African studies students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank African Studies Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for African studies.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study African Studies in Illinois

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for African studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for African Studies Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in African studies needs to look into University of Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in African studies in Illinois.

There were about 9 African studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in African studies from University of Chicago

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in African studies needs to check out Northwestern University. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. More information about a bachelor’s in African studies from Northwestern University

2

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

Loyola University Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in African studies. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in African studies from Loyola University Chicago

2

Augustana College
Rock Island, IL

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in African studies needs to take a look at Augustana College. Augustana is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Rock Island. More information about a bachelor’s in African studies from Augustana College

Best African Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular African Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	615	0
Ohio	598	5

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African Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 28 majors within the Area Studies area of study, African Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Latin American Studies	20
American U.S. Studies	16
East Asian Studies	14
German Studies	9
Asian Studies	6
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	4
French Studies	4
Japanese Studies	4
Russian Studies	2
Chinese Studies	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth. More about our data sources and methodologies.