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. In 2021, 40 urban studies majors received their bachelor's degree from VCU.

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.

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in urban studies from VCU. This makes it the #6 most popular school for urban studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Urban Studies Graduates from VCU Make?

The median salary of urban studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $32,639. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $35,454 for all urban studies students.

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

The urban studies program at VCU awarded 40 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% 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 VCU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 55% 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	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

VCU Urban Studies Master’s Program

Of the 21 students who graduated with a master’s in urban studies from VCU in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in urban studies each year. VCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a urban studies master's degree from VCU, 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in urban studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VCU also has a doctoral program available in urban studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.