Urban Studies at University of Central Oklahoma

What traits are you looking for in a urban studies school? To help you decide if University of Central Oklahoma is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's urban studies program.

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and approximately 14,132 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.

UCO Urban Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Urban Studies

Online Classes Are Available at UCO

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UCO does offer online courses in urban studies for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UCO Urban Studies Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO Urban Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of urban studies master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in urban studies each year. UCO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a urban studies master's degree from UCO, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• 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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Managers	1,780	$102,710
Social Sciences Professors	320	$42,060
Urban and Regional Planners	210	$62,860

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.