The main focus area for this major is Urban Studies/Affairs. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Urban Studies is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Worcester State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in urban studies, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Worcester State paid an average of $694 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $441 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $970 | $7,050 |
Fees | $9,616 | $9,616 |
Books and Supplies | $1,368 | $1,368 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,568 | $12,568 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,700 | $1,700 |
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Online degrees for the Worcester State urban studies bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Worcester State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the urban studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.5%.
Around 57.1% of urban studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Worcester State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 48%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Urban Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Urban Studies/Affairs | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to urban studies.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 12 |
Geography & Cartography | 8 |
Sociology | 53 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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