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Urban Studies at Virginia Tech

What traits are you looking for in a urban studies school? To help you decide if Virginia Tech is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's urban studies program.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

Virginia Tech Urban Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Urban Studies
  • Doctorate Degree in Urban Studies

Virginia Tech Urban Studies Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in urban studies, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Urban Studies Master’s Program

40% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The urban studies program at Virginia Tech awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in urban studies each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech 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 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Urban and Regional Planners 1,380 $73,770
Social Sciences Professors 120 $80,960

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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