2025 Best African Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
3Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
53African Studies Degrees Awarded
African Studies is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #889 out of the 1506 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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for african studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 degrees in african studies annually.
Your choice of african studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall African Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best African Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for African Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the african studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in African Studies
Barnard College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in african studies. Located in the city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 9th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 4 african studies students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in african studies needs to take a look at George Washington University. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.More information about a degree in african studies from George Washington University
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Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a great option for students pursuing a degree in african studies. The Colleges is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Geneva. This college ranks 42nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 4 african studies students who graduated with this degree at The Colleges in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
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Your choice of african studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall African Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
