African Studies

A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of the African Continent, usually with an emphasis on Africa south of the Sahara, and including the African diasporas overseas.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 42 institutions across the United States, with a total of 605 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

110

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

412

awards given

Top Schools for African Studies

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	60
2	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	60
3	Brown University Providence, RI	54
4	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	39
5	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	39
6	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	37
7	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	21
8	Duke University Durham, NC	21
9	Howard University Washington, DC	18
10	Davidson College Davidson, NC	18
11	Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	15
12	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	15
13	St Lawrence University Canton, NY	15
14	Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY	12
15	Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA	12
16	Morehouse College Atlanta, GA	12
17	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	12
18	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	12
19	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	9
20	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	9
21	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	9
22	Connecticut College New London, CT	9
23	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	9
24	George Washington University Washington, DC	9
25	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	6
26	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	6
27	Barnard College New York, NY	6
28	Lafayette College Easton, PA	6
29	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	6
30	Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA	6
31	Furman University Greenville, SC	6
32	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	6
33	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	4
34	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	3
35	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	3
36	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	3
37	Hampshire College Amherst, MA	3
38	Simmons University Boston, MA	3
39	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	3
40	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	3
41	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	3
42	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	3