African Studies at Howard University

Every african studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the african studies program at Howard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in African Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Howard African Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in African Studies
• Master’s Degree in African Studies

Howard African Studies Rankings

The african studies major at Howard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for African Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

African Studies Student Demographics at Howard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the african studies majors at Howard University.

Howard African Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of african studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard University with a bachelor's in african studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Howard African Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of african studies master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the african studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard University with a master's in african studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That African Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in african studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.