2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Urban Studies Master's Degree School for You
Urban Studies is the #208 most popular major in the country with 1,507 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.
2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for urban studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 51% of the urban studies majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hunter College is a great place for urban studies students working on their master’s degree. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 47% of the urban studies majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Queens College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in the United States. QC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Queens.
Of the 28 students majoring in urban studies at QC, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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Out of the 38 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 3 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.
About 64% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 36% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for urban studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 74% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 26% are male.
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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 21 students majoring in urban studies at VCU, 52% are male and 48% are female.
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Georgia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
About 60% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 40% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in urban studies at UMCP, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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University of San Francisco ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 29% of the urban studies majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban studies students working on their master’s degree. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.
About 83% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 17% are male.
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Urban Studies Related Majors
Urban Studies is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 27 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.