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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Urban Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, urban studies was ranked #208 in the country. In fact 1,507 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for urban studies majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Kansas City the most popular school in the Plains States Region for urban studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Urban Studies at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great place for urban studies students working on their graduate certificate. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Full Urban Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Full Urban Studies at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Washington University in St Louis

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great place for urban studies students working on their graduate certificate. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 14
Minnesota 55
Nebraska 4

Urban Studies is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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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