2025 Best African American Studies Schools in Massachusetts
4Colleges in Massachusetts
83African 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.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of african american studies. Combined, these schools handed out 83 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best African American Studies Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for African American Studies in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts Schools in African American Studies
Brandeis University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in african american studies. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waltham. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Brandeis is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Amherst College if you wish to pursue a degree in african american studies. Amherst is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Amherst is a great college overall.
There were roughly 11 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at Amherst in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Smith College if you want to pursue a degree in african american studies. Smith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Northampton. This college ranks 21st out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 4 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in african american studies needs to take a look at University of Massachusetts - Boston. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 25th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 8 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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.
