2023 Best Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You
Urban Studies is the #186 most popular major in the country with 432 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Urban Studies Colleges.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Urban Studies
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for urban studies students. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Read full report on Urban Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for urban studies students. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
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The excellent programs at Hunter College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fordham University is a great place for urban studies students. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Queens College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public college with a large student population.
The New School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for urban studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
University of the District of Columbia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the city of Washington.
Read full report on Urban Studies at University of the District of Columbia
Best Urban Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best urban studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 148 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Maryland | 15 |
| New Jersey | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
| Delaware | 0 |
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Urban Studies Related Rankings by Major
One of 12 majors within the area of study, urban studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Urban Studies
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics | 6,173 |
| International Relations & National Security | 5,010 |
| Political Science & Government | 2,664 |
| Geography & Cartography | 2,315 |
| Sociology | 1,907 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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