Urban Studies at Saint Cloud State University

If you are interested in studying urban studies, you may want to check out the program at Saint Cloud State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and approximately 11,841 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,859 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Cloud State University in 2021, 5 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.

St. Cloud State University Urban Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies

Online Classes Are Available at St. Cloud State University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? St. Cloud State University offers distance education options for urban studies at the following degree levels:

St. Cloud State University Urban Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the urban studies progam at St. Cloud State University 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 St. Cloud State University 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
Best Value Urban Studies Schools	11

Urban Studies Student Demographics at St. Cloud State University

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

St. Cloud State University Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Urban Studies from St. Cloud State University in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical urban studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at St. Cloud State University since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Saint Cloud State 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	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

St. Cloud State University 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
• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security

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 MN, the home state for Saint Cloud State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Urban and Regional Planners	1,110	$73,330
Social Sciences Professors	80	$83,500

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 Xylem22 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.