2024 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a master's degree in urban studies/affairs is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #281 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for urban studies/affairs students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 master's degrees in urban studies/affairs during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on urban studies/affairs students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other urban studies/affairs students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized urban studies/affairs related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for urban studies/affairs students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Urban Studies/Affairs Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Urban Studies/Affairs in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in urban studies/affairs.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Urban Affairs

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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Virginia Commonwealth University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in urban studies/affairs. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in urban studies/affairs from Virginia Commonwealth University

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Virginia Tech is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in urban studies/affairs. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in urban studies/affairs from Virginia Tech

2

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in urban studies/affairs needs to take a look at Georgia State University. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in urban studies/affairs from Georgia State University

Best Urban Studies/Affairs Colleges by State

Explore the best urban studies/affairs colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	370	21
Virginia	331	31
Louisiana	250	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Urban Affairs

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Andrew Bossi. More about our data sources and methodologies.