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PhD African American Studies at Emory University

Emory University, United States

Programme overview

As an interdisciplinary graduate program, the African American Studies PhD program—the first program of its kind in the US Southeast—is a highly selective course of study that combines the expertise of an esteemed group of more than 50 core and affiliated graduate faculty with research specializations across disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields.

Faculty: Laney Graduate School  |  Duration: 6 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

Our curriculum offers expertise in the cultural practices, visual arts, histories, intellectual traditions, and politics accentuating the global importance of the field and its attendant systems of knowledge production.

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Application information

USD 74,700 a year (2026-27). Laney Graduate School tuition band (full-time, 9 or more credit hours: $24,900 per term over fall, spring and summer). Tuition only; excludes fees, housing, health insurance and living costs. Emory publishes one tuition rate for all students. Source

The Laney Graduate School is accepting applications for all PhD and master's programmes for Fall 2027.

Laney Graduate School application fee is $75 (non-refundable, paid by credit card online; limited fee waivers available). Deadlines are set by each programme and fall at midnight US Eastern time on the programme's deadline date. GRE requirements vary by programme.

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