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Urban Studies at Barnard College

If you plan to study Urban Studies, consider the program at Barnard College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Barnard College sits in New York, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 31 urban studies degrees were granted at Barnard College.

Online & Distance Learning at Barnard College

Many students take online classes at Barnard College. Of 3,487 students, 218 (6%) studied exclusively online and 0 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Urban Studies Rankings at Barnard College

These rankings give you a sense of how Barnard College’s Urban Studies program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#2 of 9
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#4 of 13
Best Value	New York	#7 of 8
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#10 of 12
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#11 of 43
Best Value	Nationwide	#40 of 42

Earnings for Urban Studies Graduates from Barnard College

Students who complete Barnard College’s Urban Studies program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$47,271
3 years	$55,821
4 years	$62,064
5 years	$75,859

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Urban Studies graduates from Barnard College earn a median of $62,064, compared with $80,286 for all Barnard College graduates — about 23% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Urban Studies graduates from Barnard College is $19,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Urban Studies graduates at Barnard College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Urban Studies graduates at Barnard College are 100% women (31) and 0% men (0).

Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program at Barnard College

Among the 31 bachelor’s urban studies graduates at Barnard College, 100% were women (31) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Urban Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Barnard College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	8
Black / African American	5
Asian	2
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	5

Minority students account for 58% of Urban Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Barnard College, higher than the national average of 51%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Urban Studies Concentrations at Barnard College

The Urban Studies program at Barnard College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Urban Studies/Affairs	31

Highest-Paying Careers for Urban Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Urban Studies program at Barnard College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Urban Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Sociologists	$74,866
Urban and Regional Planners	$66,890
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$47,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.