2025 Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Asian-American Studies is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #659 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 95 bachelor's degrees in asian-american studies during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Asian-American Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of asian-american studies for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality asian-american studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on asian-american studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other asian-american studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized asian-american studies related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Asian-American Studies Schools

The asian-american studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Asian-American Studies in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in asian-american studies.

10 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Asian-American Studies

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in asian-american studies. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from University of California - Los Angeles

2

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

24 Annual Graduates

University of California - Santa Barbara is a great choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in asian-american studies. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from University of California - Santa Barbara

3

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

6 Annual Graduates

University of California - Davis is a wonderful choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in asian-american studies. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from University of California - Davis

4

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

San Francisco State University is a great choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in asian-american studies. SFSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Francisco.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from San Francisco State University

5

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

1 Annual Graduates

USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from University of Southern California

6

California State University - Northridge
Northridge, CA

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from California State University - Northridge

7

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

1 Annual Graduates

ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from Arizona State University - Tempe

8

New York University
New York, NY

2 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from New York University

9

University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from University of California - Riverside

10

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

5 Annual Graduates

CSULB is a fairly large public university located in the city of Long Beach.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from California State University - Long Beach

Asian-American Studies by Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Asian-American Studies

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

Majors Similar to Asian-American Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Women’s Studies	1,692
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	920
African American Studies	752
Latino Studies	625
Ethnic Studies	293
Deaf Studies	244
Native American Studies	242
Disability Studies	71
Comparative Group Studies	27
Folklore Studies	17

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to G. MГјtzel. More about our data sources and methodologies.