African American Studies at Cornell University

Every african american studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the african american studies program at Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

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.

Cornell African American Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in African American Studies
• Master’s Degree in African American Studies

Cornell African American Studies Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in african american studies, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

African American Studies Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell 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.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in african american studies.

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

Related Majors

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 Cornell University.

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
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.