2024 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in Massachusetts
3Colleges in Massachusetts
47Urban Affairs Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in urban studies/affairs, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #346 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for urban studies/affairs students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 47 degrees in urban studies/affairs to qualified students.
The urban affairs program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Urban Studies/Affairs rankings. We derive our Best Overall Urban Studies/Affairs School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Urban Studies/Affairs in Massachusetts
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the urban affairs degrees they offer, see the list below.
Tufts University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in urban studies/affairs. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were approximately 26 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in urban studies/affairs needs to look into Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
Worcester State University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in urban studies/affairs. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Worcester. This university ranks 40th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 13 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at Worcester State in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in urban studies/affairs has to take a look at Northeastern University. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. This university ranks 7th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 3 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
Urban Studies/Affairs is one of 0 different types of Urban Studies programs to choose from.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The urban affairs program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Urban Studies/Affairs rankings. We derive our Best Overall Urban Studies/Affairs School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
