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2023 Best Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region

7 Colleges
$32,639 Avg Salary
$23,752 Avg Student Debt

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Urban Studies Colleges.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Urban Studies

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best school in the Southeast Region for urban studies students. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in the Southeast Region . UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.

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#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the # 3 spot on the list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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#5

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of Charleston is a great place for urban studies students. C of C is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charleston.

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Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for urban studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Georgia State University

With a ranking of #7, Savannah State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for urban studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, Savannah State University is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best urban studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 41
Georgia 26
Kentucky 3
Louisiana 4
South Carolina 3

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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 7 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Andrew Bossi.

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