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Urban Studies/Affairs at Virginia Tech

Urban Studies/Affairs at Virginia Tech

Every urban studies/affairs school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the urban affairs program at Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech Urban Studies/Affairs Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Urban Affairs

Virginia Tech Urban Studies/Affairs Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in urban affairs, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Urban Affairs Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban affairs majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Program

86% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of urban affairs master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Of the students who received a urban affairs master's degree from Virginia Tech, 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 Tech with a master's in urban affairs.

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

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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