Urban Studies at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 3,725 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 urban studies majors received their bachelor's degree from University of the District of Columbia.

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.

University of the District of Columbia Urban Studies Degrees Available

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

University of the District of Columbia Urban Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the urban studies progam at University of the District of Columbia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 University of the District of Columbia 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
Most Focused Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
	21
Best Value Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools	23
Best Value Urban Studies Schools	45
Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
	81
Best Urban Studies Schools	87

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in urban studies from University of the District of Columbia. This is the #25 most popular school for urban studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

The urban studies program at University of the District of Columbia awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women. The typical urban studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at University of the District of Columbia since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its urban studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

University of the District of Columbia Urban Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in urban studies from University of the District of Columbia.

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

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

University of the District of Columbia also has a doctoral program available in urban studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Urban and Regional Planners	230	$110,100
Social Sciences Professors	40	$82,550

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 Matthew Bisanz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.