Urban Studies at Elmhurst University

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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 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.

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

50% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of urban studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical urban studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Elmhurst since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 83% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Urban Studies

Urban Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Elmhurst University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Urban Studies/Affairs	6

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
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