2025 Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Urban Studies isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #163 in popularity out of 363 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 70 bachelor's degrees in urban studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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 bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 - How many other urban studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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 easy is it for urban studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• 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 schools for urban studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The urban studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Urban Studies in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in urban studies.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Urban Studies

1

Rhodes College
Memphis, TN

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Rhodes College if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in urban studies. Rhodes College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Memphis.More information about a bachelor’s in urban studies from Rhodes College

2

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

23 Annual Graduates

$33,626 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Virginia Commonwealth University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in urban studies. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, urban studies bachelor's recipients generally earn about $33,626 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in urban studies from Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	224	2
Tennessee	220	21
Virginia	213	40
South Carolina	195	10
Kentucky	187	0
Louisiana	171	13
Mississippi	169	0

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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	70

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	10,222
Economics	5,269
Sociology	4,893
International Relations & National Security	2,227
Anthropology	1,745
General Social Sciences	1,169
Geography & Cartography	640
Sociology & Anthropology	109
Other Social Sciences	82
Archeology	22

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.