Urban Studies at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in urban studies from Wayne State.

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.

Wayne State Urban Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies

Wayne State Urban Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the urban studies progam at Wayne State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The urban studies major at Wayne State 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
Best Urban Studies Schools	67

Urban Studies Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in urban studies from Wayne State in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women. The typical urban studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in urban studies at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in urban studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Urban and Regional Planners	960	$65,390
Social Sciences Professors	260	$77,720
Sociologists	110	$88,180

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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.