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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in Virginia

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

Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

With 41 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban studies is the #96 most popular major in Virginia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the most popular school in Virginia for urban studies students. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for urban studies students. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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The excellent programs at Norfolk State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Norfolk State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in Virginia list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 4 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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