2022 Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,267 people earned their degree in African American studies, making the major the 394th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 265 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in African American studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent African American studies programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree african american studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, FIU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best African American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida International University African American Studies Report

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #2 spot on the list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s African American studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best African American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UofL African American Studies Report

#3

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 7 masters’s African American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also took the #2 spot in our “Best African American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790.

Read full report on African American Studies at Georgia State

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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