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Claflin University - Claflin University is a liberal arts school that holds the distinction of being the oldest historically Black college or university in South Carolina. Popular fields of interest include biology, business administration, criminal justice and media studies. (Photo: Courtesy Claflin University)

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Clark Atlanta University - Located in Georgia, Clark Atlanta University’s most popular majors include business, education, psychology and education.(Photo: Courtesy Clark Atlanta University)

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Dillard University - Top majors at New Orleans’s Dillard University include business administration and management and psychology. The school’s Institute of Jazz Culture preserves and celebrates the genre through documentation, educational programs and performances. (Photo: Courtesy Dillard University)

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Fisk University - Students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in the natural sciences should look into Fisk University, which is located in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo: Courtesy Fisk University)

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University - A good percentage of the students who attend Tallahassee’s Florida A&M University enroll in business, education, health sciences and engineering majors. (Photo: Courtesy famu.edu)

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Hampton University - Hampton University, nestled by the bay in Hampton, Virginia, offers top-notch business, psychology and biology programs. The school also boasts several Division I athletic teams. (Photo: Courtesy Hampton University)

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Howard University - Howard University, located in Washington, D.C., is a popular destination for students pursuing the health professions, business and communications fields. The school’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center is the world's largest repository for collecting and documenting the history and culture of people of African descent. (Photo: Courtesy Howard University)

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Morehouse College - Atlanta’s all-male Morehouse College is one of the top Black colleges in the country offering courses in business, psychology, sociology and political science among others. (Photo: Courtesy Morehouse College)

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North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University - Some of the more popular majors in Greensboro’s North Carolina A&T University include business and education and produces some of the nation’s top Black engineers. (Photo: North Carolina University)

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Spelman University - At the prestigious Spelman College, a liberal arts women’s college in Atlanta, many enroll in psychology, English and political science studies. It’s also the second-largest producer of African-American graduates who continue on to medical school. (Photo: David M Simpson/spellman.edu)

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Tuskegee University - Engineering is a huge draw in Alabama’s Tuskegee University as are business and biology. The school is the only historically Black college or university to offer the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. The campus has also been deemed a National Historic Landmark. (Photo: Courtesy Tuskegee University)

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Xavier University - Xavier University, in New Orleans is a good destination for students interested in pursuing science as biology and chemistry are two of its popular majors and those pursuing medical school. It’s also the only historically Black Roman Catholic college in the U.S. (Photo: Times-Picayune /Landov)