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2024 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in New York

12 Colleges in New York
340 Urban Affairs Degrees Awarded
A degree in urban studies/affairs is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #346 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for urban studies/affairs students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 340 degrees in urban studies/affairs to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Urban Studies/Affairs School

Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in New York Your choice of urban studies/affairs school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for urban studies/affairs schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Urban Studies/Affairs Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Urban Affairs
Master's Degrees in Urban Affairs

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Urban Studies/Affairs in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of urban affairs degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top New York Schools in Urban Affairs

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
31 Urban Affairs Degrees Awarded

New York University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in urban studies/affairs. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 31 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Barnard College
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
34 Urban Affairs Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Barnard College if you want to pursue a degree in urban studies/affairs. Barnard is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #77 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Barnard is a great college overall.

There were about 34 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

It's difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a degree in urban studies/affairs. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 14 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
38 Urban Affairs Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat The Graduate Center, CUNY if you wish to pursue a degree in urban studies/affairs. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means The Graduate Center is a great school overall.

There were approximately 38 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
83 Urban Affairs Degrees Awarded

Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 19th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 83 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.

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Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY

Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vassar is a great college overall.

There were approximately 15 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at Vassar in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY
27.8% Growth in Graduates

Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Bronx. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 18 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Queens College
Queens, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
56 Urban Affairs Degrees Awarded

QC is a large public college located in the large city of Queens. This college ranks 26th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 56 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent year we have data available.

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The New School
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY

Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. This school ranks 15th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 10 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NY
15.4% Growth in Graduates

UAlbany is a fairly large public university located in the city of Albany. This university ranks 36th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 13 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Urban Studies/Affairs Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Pennsylvania97882
Maryland61823
New Jersey61412
District of Columbia4417
Delaware3450

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