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Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Urban Studies Master's Degree 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the New England Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our analysis found Tufts University to be the most popular school for urban studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 74% of the urban studies majors at the school.

Full Urban Studies at Tufts University Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 67% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 33% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the urban studies majors at the school.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Northeastern University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best urban studies colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 47
Connecticut 45
Rhode Island 18

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

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 4 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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