Native American Studies Programs
Native American studies (also known as American Indian, Indigenous American, Aboriginal, Native, or First Nations studies) is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the history, culture, politics, issues, and contemporary experience of Native peoples in North America, or taking a hemispheric approach, the Americas.*
With a degree in Native American Studies, you can pursue a career in a variety of fields, including education and academia, government and law, nonprofit and advocacy, business and community development, healthcare and science, social work, the arts, and many more areas. A minor, certificate, or concentration in Native American Studies enhances your ability to think in non-traditional, non-Western ways and interact more effectively with diverse peoples.
With a degree in Native American Studies, you can pursue a career in a variety of fields, including education and academia, government and law, nonprofit and advocacy, business and community development, healthcare and science, social work, the arts, and many more areas. A minor, certificate, or concentration in Native American Studies enhances your ability to think in non-traditional, non-Western ways and interact more effectively with diverse peoples.
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Native American studies is a good fit if you:
Suggested Educational Pairings:
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(Photo: screen capture from California Indian Legal Services video)
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*Heitshu, Sara C.; Marshall, Thomas H. (2009). Native American Studies: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources. Social Sciences (2nd revised ed.). Libraries Unlimited, U.S. ISBN 1-56308-971-8.
This page is intended to be a comprehensive list of Indigenous studies programs across the United States. If there are any programs missing from this list, please email us at General.aaia@indian-affairs.org
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This page is intended to be a comprehensive list of Indigenous studies programs across the United States. If there are any programs missing from this list, please email us at General.aaia@indian-affairs.org
Member of Newberry Consortium = *
Northeast |
Undergraduate
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Graduate
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University of Maine
Dartmouth College Bristol Community College Hampshire College Mount Holyoke University of Massachusetts Boston Tufts University Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Indigenous Languages Initiative University of Connecticut Yale University* Brown University Colgate University Columbia University Cornell University* Ithaca College New York University St. Lawrence University SUNY at Cortland SUNY at Fredonia SUNY at Oswego SUNY at Potsdam Syracuse University Vassar College University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh West Chester University John Hopkins University Wells College |
Minor
Major & Minor Certificate Certificate Certificate Minor Minor - Minor Concentration in American Studies Major and English Major, Native American Language Program (Online) Concentration in Ethnic Studies Major Major & Minor Specialization in Center for Study of Ethnicity and Race Major Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor (Interdisciplinary) Minor Minor Minor Certificate, Certificate in Iroquois Linguistics Correlate Sequence with American Studies Program Minor Concentration in English Department Concentration in Ethnic Studies Major Minor in First Nations and Indigenous Studies |
Southeast |
Undergraduate
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Graduate
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Midwest-Plains |
Undergraduate
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Graduate
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Southwest |
Undergraduate
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Graduate
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Rocky Mountains |
Undergraduate
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Graduate
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Pacific |
Undergraduate
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Graduate
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List compiled and transcribed by Amanda Cassano, 2019.
