Urban Education and Leadership

A program that focuses on issues and problems specific to the educational needs of populations and communities located in metropolitan, inner city, and related areas and prepares individuals to provide educational services and administrative leadership in urban contexts. Includes instruction in multicultural education, at-risk studies, urban sociology, multilingual education, urban studies and planning, human services, health services and nutrition, cross-cultural communication, diversity studies, safety and security, and urban educational administration and leadership.

Of the 101 Urban Education and Leadership degrees granted each year at the Doctors degree research scholarship level, 35% percent of whom are men and the other 65% percent are women. Did you know that Colorado has more students graduating with a degree in Urban Education and Leadership than any other state? In fact, Colorado granted 41 degrees last year! The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Urban Education and Leadership is $37,307.