2025 Best African American Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region
7Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
141African American Studies Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in african american studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #389 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for african american studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 141 degrees in african american studies to qualified students.
Your choice of african american studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for african american 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.
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Best Schools for African American Studies in the Great Lakes Region
The schools below may not offer all types of african american studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in African American Studies
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in african american studies. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in african american studies. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison. This university ranks 1st out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 21 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
University of Notre Dame is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in african american studies. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were about 4 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a degree in african american studies. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign. This university ranks 3rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 3 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 10 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Oberlin. This college ranks 17th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 9 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at Oberlin in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
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Your choice of african american studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for african american studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
