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Urban Studies at University of Maryland - College Park

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Urban Studies at University of Maryland - College Park

Every urban studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the urban studies program at University of Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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.

UMCP Urban Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Urban Studies

UMCP Urban Studies Rankings

Urban Studies Student Demographics at UMCP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban studies majors at University of Maryland - College Park.

UMCP Urban Studies Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a master's degree in urban studies from UMCP. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

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Of the students who received a urban studies master's degree from UMCP, 60% 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 Maryland - College Park with a master's in urban studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Managers 14,450 $122,050
Urban and Regional Planners 860 $77,750
Social Sciences Professors 300 $87,410
Sociologists 60 $74,540

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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