2024 Best Urban Studies Schools in the New England Region
6Colleges in the New England Region
129Urban Studies Degrees Awarded
$28,638Avg Early-Career Salary
Urban Studies is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #209 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Urban Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 129 degrees in urban studies to qualified students.
The urban studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Urban Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Urban Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Best Schools for Urban Studies in the New England Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the urban studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student pursuing a degree in urban studies needs to check out Tufts University. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were approximately 29 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the urban studies program at Tufts University get $32,962 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Brown University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in urban studies. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were about 18 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, urban studies degree recipients usually make around $23,206 in the first five years of their career.
Every student who is interested in urban studies needs to take a look at Trinity College. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 3rd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 25 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Trinity Bantams in the most recent data year.
Boston University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in urban studies. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
UCONN is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 30 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, urban studies degree recipients usually make an average of $23,132 in their early careers.
Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 40th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 7 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Worcester State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 8 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The urban studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Urban Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Urban Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
