American Indian Native American Studies

A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the American Indian, Aleut, Inuit, Hawaiian and other native peoples of the Americas from earliest times until the present, with particular emphasis on U.S. and Canadian populations and their problems but including reference to Caribbean and Latin American native peoples.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 88 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1687 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

165

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

242

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,140

awards given

Top Schools for American Indian Native American Studies

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Windward Community College Kaneohe, HI	177
2	Oglala Lakota College Kyle, SD	141
3	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	105
4	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	64
5	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	63
6	Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK	63
7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	54
8	University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, HI	48
9	Hawaii Community College Hilo, HI	45
10	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	42
11	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	39
12	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	39
13	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	38
14	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	36
15	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	30
16	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	30
17	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	30
18	University of Hawaii Maui College Kahului, HI	27
19	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	24
20	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	24
21	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	21
22	Northwest Indian College Bellingham, WA	21
23	Nebraska Indian Community College Macy, NE	19
24	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI	18
25	East Central University Ada, OK	18
26	University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN	18
27	Portland State University Portland, OR	18
28	College of the Muscogee Nation Okmulgee, OK	18
29	Ilisagvik College Barrow, AK	16
30	University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	15
31	Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence, KS	15
32	Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR	12
33	Cankdeska Cikana Community College Fort Totten, ND	12
34	Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College Mount Pleasant, MI	12
35	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC	12
36	Fort Lewis College Durango, CO	12
37	Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College New Town, ND	12
38	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	9
39	University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK	9
40	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	9
41	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	9
42	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	9
43	Kapiolani Community College Honolulu, HI	9
44	Kauai Community College Lihue, HI	9
45	Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI	9
46	Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN	9
47	University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK	9
48	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM	9
49	Sitting Bull College Fort Yates, ND	9
50	Bacone College Muskogee, OK	9
51	Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD	9
52	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	9
53	Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN	8
54	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	6
55	Blackfeet Community College Browning, MT	6
56	Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	6
57	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	6
58	Sisseton Wahpeton College Sisseton, SD	6
59	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	6
60	Northland College Ashland, WI	6
61	Fort Peck Community College Poplar, MT	6
62	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	6
63	Stone Child College Box Elder, MT	6
64	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	6
65	Leech Lake Tribal College Cass Lake, MN	6
66	Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe, NM	6
67	Navajo Technical University Crownpoint, NM	6
68	Little Priest Tribal College Winnebago, NE	6
69	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	4
70	Dine College Tsaile, AZ	4
71	University of Georgia Athens, GA	4
72	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	4
73	North Idaho College Coeur d'Alene, ID	4
74	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	4
75	Salish Kootenai College Pablo, MT	3
76	Aaniiih Nakoda College Harlem, MT	3
77	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	3
78	Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK	3
79	Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ	3
80	Sinte Gleska University Mission, SD	3
81	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	3
82	Leeward Community College Pearl City, HI	3
83	Central Wyoming College Riverton, WY	3
84	Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ	3
85	Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University Hayward, WI	3
86	Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ	3
87	San Juan College Farmington, NM	3
88	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	3