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Urban Studies at Wayne State University

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.

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 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.

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

64% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of urban studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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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.

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

Concentrations Within Urban Studies

If you plan to be a urban studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wayne State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Urban Studies/Affairs 16

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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