African American Studies at SUNY New Paltz

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a african american studies school? To help you decide if SUNY New Paltz is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's african american studies program.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and has a total student population of 7,489.

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.

SUNY New Paltz African American Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in African American Studies

SUNY New Paltz African American Studies Rankings

The african american studies major at SUNY New Paltz 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.

African American Studies Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the african american studies majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz African American Studies Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of african american studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's in african american studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 NY, the home state for SUNY New Paltz.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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
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