2025 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in Virginia

A degree in urban studies/affairs is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #346 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of urban studies/affairs. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 73 degrees in urban studies/affairs annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Urban Studies/Affairs Schools List

Urban Studies/Affairs Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Urban Studies/Affairs in Virginia

The schools below may not offer all types of urban affairs degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Virginia Schools in Urban Affairs

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Virginia Tech is a great option for students interested in a degree in urban studies/affairs. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.More information about a degree in urban studies/affairs from Virginia Tech

2

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Urban Affairs Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in urban studies/affairs needs to look into Virginia Commonwealth University. VCU is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Richmond.More information about a degree in urban studies/affairs from Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Urban Studies/Affairs Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	690	23
Tennessee	624	21
South Carolina	530	10
Kentucky	518	3
Mississippi	501	0
Louisiana	489	17

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Urban Studies/Affairs Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Urban Studies area of study, Urban Studies/Affairs has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
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