African American Studies at University of Massachusetts - Boston

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying african american studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Massachusetts - Boston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 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.

UMass Boston African American Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in African American Studies

UMass Boston African American Studies Rankings

The african american studies major at UMass Boston 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 UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston African American Studies Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of african american studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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

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

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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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