2025 Best African American Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

a bachelor's degree in african american studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #235 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best African American Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in african american studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to african american studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of african american studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized african american studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for african american studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study African American Studies in the Plains States Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for african american studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in African American Studies

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

6 Annual Graduates

Washington University in St Louis is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in african american studies. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in african american studies from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

5 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in african american studies needs to look into University of Iowa. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in african american studies from University of Iowa

Best African American Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best african american studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	22
Minnesota	446	4
Iowa	403	4
Nebraska	331	3

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African American Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Ethnic Studies area of study, African American Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to African American Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Women’s Studies	138
Native American Studies	45
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	43
Ethnic Studies	24
Latino Studies	4
Disability 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).
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