2024 Best Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
8Colleges in the Southeast Region
191Urban Studies Degrees Awarded
$32,639Avg Early-Career Salary
Urban Studies is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #209 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of urban studies. Combined, these schools handed out 191 degrees in urban studies to qualified students.
Your choice of urban studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Urban Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Urban Studies 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 studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is hard to beat Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a degree in urban studies. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 11 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Virginia Commonwealth University if you want to pursue a degree in urban studies. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #240 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means VCU is a great university overall.
There were about 46 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the urban studies program report average early career income of $32,639.
It is hard to beat Furman University if you want to pursue a degree in urban studies. Located in the suburb of Greenville, Furman is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #420 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Furman is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Furman in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in urban studies has to look into Rhodes College. Rhodes College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Memphis. This college ranks 8th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 14 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Rhodes College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were about 4 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 42 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 10 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent year we have data available.
Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Nashville. This university ranks 28th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 10 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
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Your choice of urban studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Urban Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
