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

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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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for urban studies students working on their master’s degree. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

About 48% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 52% are male.

Full Urban Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the urban studies majors at the school.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Of the 5 students majoring in urban studies at Virginia Tech, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Urban Studies at Virginia Tech Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norfolk State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Norfolk State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the urban studies majors at the school.

Full Urban Studies at Norfolk State University Report

#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Urban Studies at University of New Orleans

Savannah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Savannah, Savannah State University is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Savannah State University

#7

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Full Urban Studies at Old Dominion University 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 7 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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