The main focus area for this major is Urban Studies/Affairs. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Urban Studies is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at New York University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in urban studies, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NYU was $1,537 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $52,204 | $52,204 |
Fees | $2,676 | $2,676 |
Books and Supplies | $718 | $718 |
On Campus Room and Board | $19,244 | $19,244 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,790 | $2,790 |
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urban studies who receive their bachelor’s degree from NYU make an average of $41,565 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% higher than the national average of $34,817.
Online degrees for the NYU urban studies bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NYU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in urban studies in 2019-2020, 56.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in urban studies at NYU in 2019-2020, 28.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 48%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 22 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Urban Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Urban Studies/Affairs | 39 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 78 |
Anthropology | 25 |
Archeology | 5 |
Economics | 503 |
International Relations & National Security | 26 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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