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2024 Best Urban Education & Leadership Schools in the Southeast Region

4 Colleges in the Southeast Region
145 Urban Education and Leadership Degrees Awarded
Urban Education & Leadership is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #498 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for urban education & leadership students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 145 degrees in urban education & leadership during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Urban Education & Leadership School

Best Urban Education & Leadership Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of urban education & leadership school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Urban Education & Leadership 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.

Urban Education & Leadership Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Urban Education and Leadership
Master's Degrees in Urban Education and Leadership

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Urban Education & Leadership Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Urban Education & Leadership in the Southeast Region

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 education and leadership degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Urban Education and Leadership

1
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN
23.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in urban education & leadership needs to look into Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 17 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA

Liberty University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in urban education & leadership. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were approximately 2 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.

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3
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Union University
Jackson, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
50 Urban Education and Leadership Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Union University if you want to pursue a degree in urban education & leadership. Union is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Jackson. This university ranks 7th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 50 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at Union in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Florida International University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in urban education & leadership. FIU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Miami. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
38 Urban Education and Leadership Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of North Carolina at Charlotte if you wish to pursue a degree in urban education & leadership. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 38 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN
71.4% Growth in Graduates

Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year.

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Best Urban Education & Leadership Colleges by State

Explore the best urban education & leadership schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 6
North Carolina 710 23
Virginia 630 2
Tennessee 624 94
Arkansas 466 0

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One of 13 majors within the Educational Administration area of study, Urban Education & Leadership has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration 7,345
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 1,293
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 1,041
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship 956
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 224
Secondary School Administration/Principalship 176
Adult & Continuing Education Administration 130
Community College Education 98
Administration of Special Education 69
Superintendency & Educational System Administration 45

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