Urban Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University

What traits are you looking for in a urban studies school? To help you decide if Virginia Commonwealth University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's urban studies program.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU Urban Studies Degrees Available

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

VCU Urban Studies Rankings

The urban studies major at VCU 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.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of urban studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in urban studies at VCU 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in urban studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VCU Urban Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of urban studies master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

In the urban studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Urban Studies

The following urban studies concentations are available at Virginia Commonwealth University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Urban Studies/Affairs	62

Related Majors

• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Sociology

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Urban and Regional Planners	1,380	$73,770
Social Sciences Professors	120	$80,960

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.