2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Urban Studies 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Urban Studies Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hunter College the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for urban studies students. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.
The excellent programs at Queens College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . QC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Queens.
The excellent programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Out of the 41 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Full Urban Studies at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report
Barnard College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban studies programs. Located in the large city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
After completing their degree, urban studies graduates from Barnard carry an average student debt load of $18,650.
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban studies programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Vassar College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban studies students. Vassar is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Best Urban Studies Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 82 |
| New York | 357 |
| Maryland | 23 |
| New Jersey | 12 |
| District of Columbia | 7 |
| Delaware | 0 |
Urban Studies Related Majors
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 26 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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