Urban Studies at University of New Orleans

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

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,375.

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.

UNO Urban Studies Degrees Available

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

UNO Urban Studies Rankings

The urban studies major at UNO 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in urban studies, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at UNO

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

UNO Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of urban studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical urban studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UNO since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in urban studies at UNO 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 of New Orleans with a bachelor's in urban studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNO Urban Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of urban studies master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a urban studies master's degree from UNO, 100% 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 New Orleans with a master's in urban studies.

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

Concentrations Within Urban Studies

If you plan to be a urban studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New Orleans. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Urban Studies/Affairs	13

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 LA, the home state for University of New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Urban and Regional Planners	270	$71,570

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.