Urban Studies at College of Charleston

Every urban studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the urban studies program at College of Charleston stacks up to those at other schools.

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 10,384 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 urban studies majors received their bachelor's degree from C of C.

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.

C of C Urban Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies

C of C Urban Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The urban studies major at C of C 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 Popular Urban Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	5
	9
Most Focused Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
	75
Best Value Urban Studies Schools	79

Urban Studies Student Demographics at C of C

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

C of C Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of urban studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical urban studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at C of C since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in urban studies at C of C are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

C of C 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
• Economics
• 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 SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Urban and Regional Planners	360	$64,700
Social Sciences Professors	170	$92,140

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.