2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for African Studies in District of Columbia

African Studies isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #588 in popularity out of 1137 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of African studies.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study African Studies in District of Columbia

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in African studies.

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

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George Washington University
Washington, DC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at George Washington University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in African studies. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in African studies from George Washington University

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Howard University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Howard University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in African studies. Howard is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. More information about a bachelor’s in African studies from Howard University

Best African Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular African Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	683	30
New York	681	17
New Jersey	332	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to African Studies

African Studies is one of 28 different types of Area Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to African Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
American U.S. Studies	58
Latin American Studies	4
Asian Studies	3
French Studies	3
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	2
German 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.