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Best Schools for African American Studies in New York
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall african american studies education in New York.
Top Schools in African American Studies
Our analysis ranked Suny At Albany the best school in the country for a degree in african american studies. Suny At Albany is a very large public school located in the city of Albany. Roughly 61% of students complete a degree within six years here. Suny At Albany awarded about 10 african american studies degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their african american studies degree from Suny At Albany earn around $29,823 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $26,000.
More information about a degree in african american studies from Suny At Albany
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 26 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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