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Overview for 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 diaspora overseas.

Careers for African Studies Majors

A major in African Studies is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in African Studies

Top 16 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of African Studies among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Barnard College
New York, NY
 7
(1.2%)
Most Selective$35,190 
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY
 3
(0.7%)
Moderately Selective$36,718 
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
 3
(0.5%)
Highly Selective$38,115 
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Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
 2
(0.3%)
Most Selective- 
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA
 2
(0.2%)
Highly Selective$38,850 
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
 1
(0.2%)
Most Selective$37,790 
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
 1
(0.2%)
Highly Selective$36,480 
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Connecticut College
New London, CT
 1
(0.2%)
Highly Selective- 
 American Public University System
Charles Town, WV
 1
(0.2%)
Open Admissions- 
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
 6
(0.2%)
Less Selective$16,107 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.