African-American/Black Studies

Liberal Arts • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of the North American peoples descended from the African diaspora; focusing on the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, but also including reference to Latin American elements of the diaspora.

Numbers at a glance

239th
Popular nationwide
344
Search Rank on O's List
144
Colleges offer it
727
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
249
Women
478
As a Minor

African-American/Black Studies is relatively popular as a minor/second major with 282 people graduating with it as a minor in academic year 2018-19.

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
University of North Carolina at Charlotte34
University of California-Los Angeles31
University of Florida25
San Francisco State University18
CUNY Lehman College18
University of Virginia-Main Campus18
The University of Texas at Austin17
University of California-Santa Barbara16
Georgia State University16
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus15
Average public university graduating class: 6 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Wesleyan University11
Howard University11
Amherst College11
Stanford University11
Brandeis University10
Columbia University in the City of New York7
Yale University6
Emory University6
Hamilton College6
Berea College5
Average private university graduating class: 3 students.

O's Insights on African-American/Black Studies

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 5 years after decreasing prior to that.
  • 76% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Women's Studies 1,383 238
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 812 79
African Studies 94 28
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