African American Studies at Northwestern University

Every african american 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 american studies program at Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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

Northwestern African American Studies Degrees Available

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

Northwestern African American Studies Rankings

The african american studies major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for African American 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in african american studies, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

African American Studies Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern African American Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of african american studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical african american studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its african american studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwestern African American Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of african american studies master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the african american studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Asian-American Studies
• Latino Studies
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other
• Women’s Studies

Careers That African American Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in african american 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	450	$74,010

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.