2025 Best Native American Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Native American Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #489 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 12 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Native American Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 242 bachelor's degrees in native american studies during the <nil> academic year.

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

Your choice of native american studies for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on native american studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of native american studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized native american studies related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The american indian 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 Native American Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for native american studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in American Indian Studies

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in native american studies. UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in native american studies from University of California - Los Angeles

2

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of California - Davis if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in native american studies. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis.More information about a bachelor’s in native american studies from University of California - Davis

3

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in native american studies has to look into University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in native american studies from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

4

Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Dartmouth College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in native american studies. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in native american studies from Dartmouth College

5

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in native american studies from San Francisco State University

6

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in native american studies from Arizona State University - Tempe

7

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

3 Annual Graduates

UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in native american studies from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in native american studies from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

9

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in native american studies from University of Hawaii at Manoa

10

Portland State University
Portland, OR

6 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in native american studies from Portland State University

Native American Studies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Native American Studies Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to American Indian 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
Asian-American Studies	95
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.