Student athletes enjoy intimate classroom environments while preparing for post college careers… 

Top Journalism Programs (Accredited)

1. Florida A&M University (Division of Journalism)
2. Grambling State University (Dept. of Mass Communication)
3. Hampton University (Scripps Howard School of Journalism & Communications)
4. Howard University (School of Communications)
5. Savannah State University (Dept. of Mass Communications)
6. Southern University (Dept. of Mass Communications)
7. North Carolina A&T University (Dept. of Journalism & Mass Communications)
8. Norfolk State University (Dept. of Mass Communications)

Top Law Schools

There are six Historically Black Law Schools (down from 13 that were established within the United States) which are accredited by the American Bar Association. Those law schools include the following:

1. Thurgood Marshall School of Lawat Texas Southern University – Houston, TX
2. Howard University School of Law– Washington, DC
3. North Carolina Central University School of Law– Durham, NC
4. Florida A&M University College of Law– Orlando, FL
5. The UDC David A. Clarke School of Law– Washington, DC
6. SU Law Center– Baton Rouge, LA

Best Medical Programs

• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
• Claflin University  
• Fisk University
• Meharry Medical College
• Morehouse School of Medicine
• Hampton University
• Howard University College of Medicine
• Spelman College
• Tuskegee University  
• Xavier University of Louisiana

Top Pharmaceutical Schools

• Florida A&M University
• Howard University
• Xavier University of Louisiana
• Texas Southern University
• Hampton University

Top PH.D Programs

Alabama A&M University (doctorates: Food Science, Education and Physics, twenty separate doctoral degrees in agriculture, forestry and plant sciences)

Albany State University (doctorates: Educational Leadership)

Bowie State University (doctorates: Educational Leadership and Computer Science)

Clark Atlanta University (doctorates: Social Work, Education, Doctor of Arts in Humanities [concentration in History or Romance Languages]; Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science)

Fayetteville State University (doctorate: Educational Leadership)

Florida A&M University (doctorates: Physics, Educational Leadership and Entomology, Engineering and Environmental Science)

Grambling State University (doctorates: Education Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction and Developmental Leadership)

Hampton University (doctorates: Physical Therapy, Physics and Astronomy.)

Howard University (doctorates: English, African Studies, Medicine, Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, Psychology, Political Science, Chemistry, Communications, Economics, Education, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computing Engineering, Nutritional Sciences Curriculum Studies and History)

Jackson State University (doctorates: Urban Higher Education, Psychology, Chemistry and Environmental Science)

Langston University (doctorate: Physical Therapy)

Meharry Medical College (doctorate: Biomedical Sciences)

Morehouse School of Medicine (doctorates: Doctor of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences)

Morgan State University (doctorates: Bio-Environmental Science, Business Administration, Engineering, English and Education)

Norfolk State University (doctorates: Social Work and Psychology)

North Carolina A&T State University (doctorates: STEM fields, Computational Science and Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Energy and Environmental Systems, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Nanoengineering. Non-STEM doctorates: Rehabilitation Counseling and Leadership Studies)

Prairie View A&M University (doctorates: Educational Leadership, Electrical Engineering, Clinical Adolescent Psychology and Juvenile Justice)

South Carolina State University (doctorate: Education)

Southern University and A&M College (doctorates: Public Policy, Science and Mathematics Education and Special Education)

Tennessee State University (doctorates: Biological Sciences, Counseling Psychology, School Psychology, Education, Computer & Information Systems Engineering, and Public Administration)

Texas Southern University (doctorates: Counselor Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Administration, Urban Planning and Environmental Policy and Environmental Toxicology)

Tuskegee University (doctorates: Integrative Bio-sciences, Material Science and Engineering, and Interdisciplinary Pathobiology)

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (doctorate: Doctor of Philosophy in Aquaculture/Fisheries. The only program in Arkansas)

University of Maryland Eastern Shore (doctorates: Food Science and Technology, Educational Leadership, Marine-Estuarine Environmental Sciences and Organizational Leadership)

Xavier University of Louisiana (doctorate: Doctor of Pharmacy)

Best Online Programs

• Florida A&M University
• Xavier University of Louisiana
• Fisk University
• Claflin University
• North Carolina Central University
• Jackson State University
• Fayetteville State University
• Dillard University
• Elizabeth City State University
• Morgan State University
• Lincoln University
• Bluefield State University
• Bowie State University
• Hampton University
• Albany State University
• Bethune Cookman University
• Tuskegee University
• Howard University
• Tougaloo College
• North Carolina A&T State University

(credit: Gerri Elder, Online CollegePlan