2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Urban Studies Master's Degree 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Urban Studies program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hunter College the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for urban studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 68 students majoring in urban studies at Hunter, 53% are male and 47% are female.
Out of the 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 29% are male.
Out of the 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 64% of the urban studies majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
About 67% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 33% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Fordham University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 83% of the urban studies majors at the school.
The New School ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in urban studies at New School University, 75% are male and 25% are female.
Drexel University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
With a ranking of #8, University of the District of Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban studies students working on their master’s degree. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the city of Washington.
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Eastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for urban studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. EU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Davids.
With a ranking of #9, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.
Best Urban Studies Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 148 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Maryland | 15 |
| New Jersey | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
| Delaware | 0 |
Majors Related to Urban Studies
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 12 schools only.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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