2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for African American Studies in the Southwest Region

African American Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #236 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the most popular for African American studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 38 bachelor's degrees in African American studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great African American Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in African American studies matters. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for African American Studies in the Southwest Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of African American studies students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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 American studies.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study African American Studies in the Southwest Region

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

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

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#2 Best Quality In AZ

University of Arizona is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in African American studies. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in African American studies in Arizona.

There were roughly 13 African American studies individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

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2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

The University of Texas at Austin is a popular decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in African American studies. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in African American studies in Texas.

There were approximately 11 African American studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NM

#1 Best Quality In NM

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in African American studies. UNM is a very large public university located in the city of Albuquerque. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in African American studies in New Mexico.

There were roughly 6 African American studies students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent data year.

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4

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OK

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in African American studies needs to take a look at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a very large student population.

There were roughly 5 African American studies individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Trinity University
San Antonio, TX

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 1 African American studies students who graduated with this degree at Trinity U in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in African American studies in Arizona.

There were roughly 1 African American studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

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5

University of Houston
Houston, TX

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were approximately 1 African American studies students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.

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8

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

#4 Most Popular In TX

Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in African American studies from Southern Methodist University

Best African American Studies Colleges by State

Explore the most popular African American studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	544	19
Oklahoma	390	2
Arizona	342	13
New Mexico	216	9

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Rankings in Majors Related to African American Studies

African American Studies is one of 11 different types of Ethnic Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Women’s Studies	109
Latino Studies	73
Native American Studies	35
Ethnic Studies	9
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	4
Asian-American Studies	1

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 G. MГјtzel. More about our data sources and methodologies.