Urban Studies at Boston University

If you plan to study urban studies, take a look at what Boston University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,788 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boston University in 2021, 2 of them were urban studies majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Urban Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Urban Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies
• Master’s Degree in Urban Studies

Boston U Urban Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the urban studies progam at Boston U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The urban studies major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Urban Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools	26

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in urban studies from Boston U. This makes it the #19 most popular school for urban studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban studies majors at Boston University.

Boston U Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

The urban studies program at Boston U awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its urban studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in urban studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Boston U Urban Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in urban studies from Boston U. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

In the urban studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in urban studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in urban studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Urban Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Urban and Regional Planners	1,250	$81,660
Social Sciences Professors	600	$92,670
Sociologists	120	$111,020

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.