African American Studies at University of Pennsylvania

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 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.

UPenn African American Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in African American Studies

UPenn African American Studies Rankings

The african american studies major at UPenn 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 UPenn

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

UPenn African American Studies Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in african american studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	440	$93,440

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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