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2025 Best Asian-American Studies Schools

11 Colleges in the United States
181 Asian-American Studies Degrees Awarded
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in asian-american studies. It is ranked #919 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Asian-American Studies Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 181 degrees in asian-american studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Asian-American Studies School

Best Asian-American Studies Schools Your choice of asian-american studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Asian-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.

Pick Your Asian-American Studies Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Asian-American Studies
Master's Degrees in Asian-American Studies

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Best Schools for Asian-American Studies in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of asian-american studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Asian-American Studies

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

University of California - Los Angeles is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in asian-american studies. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 28 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA

University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in asian-american studies. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara. A Best Colleges rank of #47 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.

There were approximately 15 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in History - American History Program Name

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

Any student who is interested in asian-american studies has to look into University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
40 Asian-American Studies Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat San Francisco State University if you wish to pursue a degree in asian-american studies. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 30th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 40 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

CSUN is a fairly large public university located in the city of Northridge. This university ranks 48th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 7 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ

Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 1 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

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Masters Degree Type
MA in History - American History Program Name

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New York University
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In CA

UCR is a fairly large public university located in the city of Riverside. This university ranks 28th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 1 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 3 asian-american studies students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent data year.

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Asian-American Studies by Region

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Women’s Studies 2,918
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other 2,242
African American Studies 1,044
Latino Studies 800
Ethnic Studies 706
Native American Studies 512
Disability Studies 412
Deaf Studies 340
Gay/Lesbian Studies 83
Folklore Studies 60

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