Urban Studies at Elmhurst University

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

Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and approximately 3,421 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 urban studies majors received their bachelor's degree from Elmhurst.

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.

Elmhurst Urban Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies

Elmhurst Urban Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the urban studies progam at Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
	21
Most Focused Urban Studies Schools	24
Best Urban Studies Schools	30
Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Best Value Urban Studies Schools	52

Urban Studies Student Demographics at Elmhurst

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

Elmhurst Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 urban studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from Elmhurst. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in urban studies at Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst University with a bachelor's in urban studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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 IL, the home state for Elmhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Social Sciences Professors	1,250	$54,050
Urban and Regional Planners	730	$74,420
Sociologists	350	$86,280

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 Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.