Urban Studies/Affairs at University at Albany

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 17,688.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Urban Studies/Affairs section at the bottom of this page.

UAlbany Urban Studies/Affairs Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Affairs

UAlbany Urban Studies/Affairs Rankings

The urban affairs major at UAlbany is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Urban Studies/Affairs. 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 Affairs Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in urban affairs at UAlbany 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in urban affairs.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Urban Affairs Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban affairs 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 University at Albany.

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
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