Urban Studies at The New School

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

New School University is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 9,047. Of the 1,469 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The New School in 2021, 9 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.

New School University Urban Studies Degrees Available

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

New School University Urban Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks urban studies programs across the country. The following shows how New School University performed in these rankings.

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 New School 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 Master’s Degree Schools	25
	25
Most Popular Urban Studies Schools	32
Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
	72
	89

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in urban studies from New School University. This makes it the #16 most popular school for urban studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at New School University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban studies majors at The New School.

New School University Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 urban studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from New School University, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

New School University Urban Studies Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Urban Studies from New School University in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in urban studies each year. New School University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

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

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

New School 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
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• 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 NY, the home state for The New School.

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
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.