Urban Studies at Queens College

What traits are you looking for in a urban studies school? To help you decide if Queens College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's urban studies program.

QC is located in Queens, New York and approximately 19,700 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in urban studies from QC.

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.

QC Urban Studies Degrees Available

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

QC Urban Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The urban studies major at QC 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
	11
Best Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools	18
Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Best Urban Studies Schools	74

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in urban studies from QC. This makes it the #3 most popular school for urban studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at QC

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

QC Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a bachelor's degree in urban studies from QC. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Queens College with a bachelor's in urban studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

QC Urban Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a master's degree in urban studies from QC. About 29% were men and 71% were women.

In the urban studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Economics

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 NY, the home state for Queens College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Social Sciences Professors	2,570	$101,250
Urban and Regional Planners	1,410	$76,730
Sociologists	190	$75,800

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.