African American Studies at New York 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 New York University stacks up to those at other schools.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 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.

NYU African American Studies Degrees Available

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

NYU African American Studies Rankings

African American Studies Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU African American Studies Master’s Program

71% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of african american studies master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
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 NY, the home state for New York 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
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