Urban Studies at Vassar College
Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 2,435. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in urban studies from Vassar.
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.
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Vassar Urban Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies
Vassar Urban Studies Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the urban studies progam at Vassar compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The urban studies major at Vassar 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 |
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Most Popular Urban Studies Schools | 29 |
Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 65 |
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Best Value Urban Studies Schools | 83 |
Earnings of Vassar Urban Studies Graduates
The median salary of urban studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Vassar is $28,521. This is less than $35,454, which is the national average of all urban studies majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at Vassar
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban studies majors at Vassar College.
Vassar Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in urban studies at Vassar 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 Vassar College with a bachelor's in urban studies.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Vassar also has a doctoral program available in urban studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Geography & Cartography
- Anthropology
- International Relations & National Security
- Sociology
- Economics
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 NY, the home state for Vassar College.
Occupation | Jobs in NY | Average Salary in NY |
---|---|---|
Managers | 16,600 | $124,160 |
Social Sciences Professors | 2,570 | $101,250 |
Urban and Regional Planners | 1,410 | $76,730 |
Sociologists | 190 | $75,800 |
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 Noteremote under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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