2025 Best African American Studies Schools in the Southwest Region
3Colleges in the Southwest Region
41African American Studies Degrees Awarded
African American Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #389 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best African American Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 41 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. We derive our Best Overall African American Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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 Southwest Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the african american studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Southwest Region Schools in African American Studies
Every student pursuing a degree in african american studies has to take a look at The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.
University of Arizona is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in african american studies. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 8 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat University of New Mexico - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in african american studies. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 4 african american studies students who graduated with this degree at UNM 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.
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. We derive our Best Overall African American Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
