Urban Studies/Affairs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Urban Studies/Affairs section at the bottom of this page.

UWM Urban Studies/Affairs Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Urban Affairs (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Affairs
• Master’s Degree in Urban Affairs

UWM Urban Studies/Affairs Rankings

The urban affairs major at UWM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Urban Studies/Affairs. 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in urban affairs, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Urban Affairs Student Demographics at UWM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban affairs majors at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

UWM Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of urban affairs bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical urban affairs bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UWM since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in urban affairs at UWM 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in urban affairs.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UWM Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of urban affairs master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a urban affairs master's degree from UWM, 71% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in urban affairs.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Urban Affairs Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban affairs can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Urban and Regional Planners	410	$69,840
Social Sciences Professors	210	$89,980

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 Freekee under License

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