Urban Studies/Affairs at Northeastern University

Every urban studies/affairs school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the urban affairs program at Northeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year.

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

Northeastern Urban Studies/Affairs Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Urban Affairs

Northeastern Urban Studies/Affairs Rankings

Urban Affairs Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of urban affairs master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in urban affairs each year. Northeastern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a urban affairs master's degree from Northeastern, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Urban Affairs Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban affairs 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 Northeastern 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.