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

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in urban studies/affairs, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #236 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 86 bachelor's degrees in urban studies/affairs to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Urban Studies/Affairs School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The urban affairs bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality urban affairs program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 bachelor'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 bachelor'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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in urban studies/affairs.

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

1

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in urban studies/affairs has to check out Virginia Commonwealth University. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in urban studies/affairs from Virginia Commonwealth University

2

Furman University
Greenville, SC

4 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in urban studies/affairs needs to look into Furman University. Located in the large suburb of Greenville, Furman is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in urban studies/affairs from Furman University

3

Rhodes College
Memphis, TN

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in urban studies/affairs needs to take a look at Rhodes College. Rhodes College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Memphis.More information about a bachelor’s in urban studies/affairs from Rhodes College

4

College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat College of Charleston if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in urban studies/affairs. Located in the city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in urban studies/affairs from College of Charleston

5

Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN

11 Annual Graduates

Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Nashville.More information about a bachelor’s in urban studies/affairs from Tennessee 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
Tennessee	460	21
Georgia	453	2
Virginia	421	40
South Carolina	370	10
Kentucky	331	0
Louisiana	306	13
Mississippi	275	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Urban Affairs

One of 0 majors within the Urban Studies area of study, Urban Studies/Affairs has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.