2025 Best Native American Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

Native American Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #585 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for native american studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 90 degrees in native american studies annually.

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Pick Your Native American Studies Degree Level

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 Schools in the Southwest Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Native American Studies in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools in American Indian Studies

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in native american studies has to look into Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in native american studies from Arizona State University - Tempe

2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat University of New Mexico - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in native american studies. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in native american studies from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Best Native American Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best native american studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	670	21
Oklahoma	565	61
New Mexico	416	24

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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	136
Latino Studies	76
African American Studies	41
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	27
Disability Studies	26
Ethnic Studies	19
Deaf Studies	17
Gay/Lesbian Studies	11
Folklore Studies	6
Asian-American Studies	1

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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).
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