2023 Most Popular 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.
The Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Urban Studies Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hunter College the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for urban studies students. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #2 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, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The excellent programs at Queens 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 Queens, QC is a public college with a large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #6, The New School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban studies students. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Drexel University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
University of the District of Columbia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.
LIU Post came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Eastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban studies students. EU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Davids.
Best Urban Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best urban studies colleges 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 |
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 13 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.
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