African American Studies at University of Memphis

If you plan to study african american studies, take a look at what University of Memphis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 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.

UofM African American Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in African American Studies

Online Classes Are Available at UofM

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UofM does offer online education options in african american studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UofM African American Studies Rankings

The african american studies major at UofM 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 UofM

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

UofM African American Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of african american studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 UofM since its program graduates 17% 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 University of Memphis with a bachelor's in african american studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	40	$76,650

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.