2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies (Income $0-$30k) in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

African American Studies is the 394th most popular major in the country with 1,267 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 218 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality African American studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the African American studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#1 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s African American studies degrees to qualified students.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best African American Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about African American Studies at UC Berkeley

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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