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2024 Best Urban Education & Leadership Schools

26 Colleges in the United States
832 Urban Education and Leadership Degrees Awarded
A degree in urban education & leadership is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #498 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 26 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of urban education & leadership. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 832 degrees in urban education & leadership during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Urban Education & Leadership School

Best Urban Education & Leadership Schools Your choice of urban education & leadership school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Urban Education & Leadership School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Urban Education & Leadership Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Urban Education and Leadership
Master's Degrees in Urban Education and Leadership
Doctor's Degrees in Urban Education and Leadership

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Urban Education & Leadership Schools list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Urban Education & Leadership in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the urban education and leadership degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Urban Education and Leadership

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA

Any student pursuing a degree in urban education & leadership has to take a look at University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN

Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in urban education & leadership. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
191 Urban Education and Leadership Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Loyola Marymount University if you wish to pursue a degree in urban education & leadership. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Loyola Marymount is a great university overall.

There were about 191 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Marymount in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE
13.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Delaware is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in urban education & leadership. UD is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UD is a great university overall.

There were approximately 23 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.

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Providence College
Providence, RI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In RI

Located in the city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #120 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.

There were about 12 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
15.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 5th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 19 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NV
36 Urban Education and Leadership Degrees Awarded

UNLV is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNLV is a great university overall.

There were roughly 36 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent data year.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
81.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 11 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #94 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pepperdine is a great university overall.

There were approximately 15 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at Pepperdine in the most recent year we have data available.

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Union University
Jackson, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
43 Urban Education and Leadership Degrees Awarded

Union is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Jackson. This university ranks 7th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 43 urban education & leadership students who graduated with this degree at Union in the most recent year we have data available.

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Urban Education & Leadership by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 13 majors within the Educational Administration area of study, Urban Education & Leadership has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Urban Education and Leadership

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration33,008
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration5,037
Other Educational Administration & Supervision2,212
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision1,715
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship1,488
Superintendency & Educational System Administration1,178
Secondary School Administration/Principalship448
Community College Education412
Adult & Continuing Education Administration365
Administration of Special Education190

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