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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Urban Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Urban Studies is the #208 most popular major in the country with 1,507 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Urban Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Urban Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the urban studies graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Akron Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for urban studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Urban Studies at University of Akron Main Campus

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the most popular school for urban studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Urban Studies at Loyola University Chicago Report

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for urban studies students working on their graduate certificate. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Read full report on Urban Studies at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 20
Ohio 84
Illinois 15
Wisconsin 14

One of 12 majors within the area of study, urban studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Andrew Bossi.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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