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Urban Studies/Affairs at Wayne State University

If you are interested in studying Urban Studies/Affairs, you may want to check out the program at Wayne State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wayne State University is located in Detroit, MI.

During the most recent reporting year, 13 urban studies/affairs degrees were awarded at Wayne State University.

Online Class Availability at Wayne State University

Distance learning is available at Wayne State University. Of 23,803 students, 3,013 (13%) studied exclusively online and 10,784 (45%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Urban Studies/Affairs graduates at Wayne State University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Urban Studies/Affairs graduates at Wayne State University are 62% women (8) and 38% men (5).

Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Program at Wayne State University

Of the 13 bachelor’s urban studies/affairs degrees awarded at Wayne State University, 62% were women (8) and 38% were men (5).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Urban Studies/Affairs bachelor’s degree recipients at Wayne State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	4
Asian	1
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 62% of Urban Studies/Affairs bachelor’s degree recipients at Wayne State University, higher than the national average of 51%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Urban Studies/Affairs Graduates

Students who finish Urban Studies/Affairs program at Wayne State University pursue many career paths. Below are the best-paid careers for Urban Studies/Affairs majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Sociologists	$74,866
Urban and Regional Planners	$66,890
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$47,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.