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

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in African studies. It is ranked #763 out of 1095 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of African studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2 master's degrees in African studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for African studies.

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

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

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

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a master's degree in African studies. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in African studies in Illinois. More information about a master’s in African studies from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

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

Best African Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	466	3
Indiana	352	0

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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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	23
Latin American Studies	8
European Studies	6
East Asian Studies	3
Russian 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.