2025 Best African Studies Schools in the New England Region
3Colleges in the New England Region
50African Studies Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, african studies sits in the middle of the road, ranking #889 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best African Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 50 degrees in african studies to qualified students.
The african studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for African Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for african studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best African Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for African Studies in the New England Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the african studies degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in african studies needs to look into Brown University. Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 33 african studies students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.
Bowdoin College is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in african studies. Located in the fringe town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 1st out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 7 african studies students who graduated with this degree at Bowdoin in the most recent year we have data available.
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Connecticut College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in african studies. Conn College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of New London. This college ranks 6th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.More information about a degree in african studies from Connecticut College
Best African Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best african studies schools for a specific state in the New England Region .
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).
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The african studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for African Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for african studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
