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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Southeast Region .

Our analysis found Georgia State University to be the most popular school for urban studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the urban studies majors at the school.

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#2

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the # 2 spot on the list. C of C is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

Women make up 67% of the urban studies majors at the school.

Read full report on Urban Studies at College of Charleston

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

Full Urban Studies at University of Georgia Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.

Full Urban Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 5 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Full Urban Studies at Virginia Tech Report

Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best urban studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 28
Virginia 81
Tennessee 21
Kentucky 3
South Carolina 13
Louisiana 17
Mississippi 0

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

Majors Similar to Urban Studies

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 5 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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