African American Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 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.

UW - Madison African American Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in African American Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in African American Studies
• Master’s Degree in African American Studies

UW - Madison African American Studies Rankings

The african american studies major at UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison African American Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of african american studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% 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 UW - Madison since its program graduates 38% more men than average.

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

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

UW - Madison African American Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of african american studies master's degrees went to men and 67% 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in african american studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	160	$69,580

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.