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Urban Studies at Boston University

If you are interested in studying urban studies, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received their master's degree in urban studies.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Urban Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Urban Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Urban Studies

Boston U Urban Studies Rankings

Urban Studies Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban studies majors at Boston University.

Boston U Urban Studies Master’s Program

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of urban studies master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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In the urban studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in urban studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Urban Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Urban and Regional Planners 1,250 $81,660
Social Sciences Professors 600 $92,670
Sociologists 120 $111,020

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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