2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You
Urban Studies is the #208 most popular major in the country with 1,507 degrees and certificates awarded 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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region
Check out the urban studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for urban studies students. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.
On average, urban studies graduates from VCU take out $23,752 in student loans while working on their degree.
The excellent programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 18 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 3 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The excellent programs at Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Rhodes College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban studies programs. Located in the large city of Memphis, Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
College of Charleston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. C of C is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.
With a ranking of #8, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban studies students. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
Norfolk State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban studies programs. Located in the city of Norfolk, Norfolk State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #10, Dillard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban studies students. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Dillard University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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 |
Majors Related to Urban Studies
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 18 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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