by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Virginia Tech. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in urban studies, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Virginia Tech paid an average of $1,534 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $761 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,701 | $27,614 |
| Fees | $2,329 | $2,933 |
Online degrees for the Virginia Tech urban studies master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Virginia Tech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.0% of the urban studies students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 59.3%.
Of those students who received a master’s degree at Virginia Tech in urban studies at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Urban Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to urban studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics | 8 |
| Geography & Cartography | 9 |
| Political Science & Government | 14 |
| Sociology | 4 |
*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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