2024 Best Urban Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in urban studies sits in the middle of the road, ranking #182 out of 306 majors in the country. 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for urban studies students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 14 doctor's degrees in urban studies to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to urban studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of urban studies students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt urban studies students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized urban studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for urban studies students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Urban Studies in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in urban studies.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Urban Studies

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

9 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in urban studies needs to check out Virginia Tech. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in urban studies from Virginia Tech

2

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

3 Annual Graduates

University of Louisville is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in urban studies. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in urban studies from University of Louisville

Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best urban studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	127	9
Louisiana	103	2
Kentucky	87	3

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Urban Studies Related Rankings by Major

Urban Studies is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Urban Studies Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Urban Studies/Affairs	14

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	164
Sociology	104
Political Science & Government	92
Anthropology	63
Geography & Cartography	55
International Relations & National Security	26
Other Social Sciences	5

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Andrew Bossi. More about our data sources and methodologies.