Career Resources and Job Outcomes

Students should also regularly utilize the resources available through the Student Experience and Talent site at UWM. The center is about more than resume preparation. The career professionals there can help you identify your professional goals and teach you techniques (like informational interviewing and shadowing) to learn more about professional careers. They can also help you develop your job search strategy, help you locate an internship, or connect you with UWM alumni who may be able to provide you with information or advice in a particular industry or career.

Recent graduates of the major in Urban Studies work professionally in a variety of fields such as:

Undergraduate Careers

Recent graduates of the major in Urban Studies work professionally in a variety of fields such as:

Housing Rehabilitation Specialist at the City of Milwaukee Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation;
Planning Commissioner for City of Racine;
Community Outreach Manager for Layton Blvd. West Neighbors in Milwaukee;
Assistant Planner for the Milwaukee County Transit System;
Community Organizer for the Northwest Community Development Corporation in Milwaukee;
Assistant property manager NAI MLG;
Special Projects Coordinator in the City of St. Francis Planning Office;
Community Engagement Coordinator for Visioning Racine

Graduate Careers

In addition, many graduates of the Urban Studies major have gone on to graduate studies in a variety of fields, from urban studies to urban planning to education to traditional social sciences program

Higher Education

Professor, Public Policy, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Professor, Dept. of Criminology, Law, and Justice at the University of Illinois – Chicago
Professor, Community Development, Case Western Reserve University
Professor, Wayne State University
Professor, Community Health, Medical College of Wisconsin
Professor, Social Work, UW-Whitewater
Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Associate Professor of Women’s Studies at University of Massachusetts Boston
Associate Professor, Social Sciences, SUNY-Cobleskill, NY
Associate Professor, Dept of Women Studies, Cal State-Northridge
Assistant Professor, Public Administration, U.W.-Oshkosh
Assistant Professor, Urban Studies, Tennessee State University
Lecturer, UW-Whitewater,
Lecturer, UW-Extension. Racine, Wisconsin
Director of Lake County Campus, Aurora University
Administrative Program Manager, International Studies, UWM
Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Baton Rouge
Chair, Economics Department, Milwaukee Area Technical College
Director, Corporate and Governmental Relations, St. Norbert College
Senior Scientist, UWM Employment and Training Institute
Associate Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
Professor, College of Nursing, Marquette University
Assistant Vice Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Program Coordinator, Center for Healthy Communities, Medical College of Wisconsin
Associate Professor and Chair, Undergraduate Social Work Program, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
Assistant Professor, Journalism Faculty, Marquette University

Primary and Secondary Education

Instructor, Department of Social Studies, Nicollet High School, Glendale, Wisconsin
Instructor, Departments of English and Social Studies/World Affairs, Milwaukee Public Schools
Instructor, Hayward School District, Hayward, California

Government

Deputy City Manager, Takoma Park, Maryland
Senior Advisor for the United Nations in the Latin American Region and for the President’s Social Cabinet in the Republic of Panama
Urban Development Officer, Office of the Minister for Regional Affairs of Estonia
Town Administrator, Town of Caledonia
Field Office Director, Housing and Urban Development, Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee County Supervisor, 13th District
CDBG Fiscal Analyst-Senior, City of Milwaukee Common Council
Urban Development Director, City of Baton Rouge
Policy Analyst, Center for Economic Development
Regional Director, Wisconsin Division of Health, Bureau of Public Health
Battalion Chief for the City of Milwaukee First Department
U.S. Probation Officer, U.S. Department of Probation and Parole
Senior Administrative Specialist, Community Block Grant Office, City of Milwaukee, Department of Admin
Associate Planner, City of New Berlin Planning Department
Housing Resource Specialist, City of Milwaukee, Department of Development
Director of Development, Social Development Commission
Technical Services Agent, 30th Street Industrial Corporation
Chief, Local Transportation Programs, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Research Analyst, City of Milwaukee
Senior Information Processing Consultant, UWM, Social Science Research Facility
Director, Bureau of Highway Safety, Wisconsin Dept of City Development
Historic Preservation Officer, Town of Princeton
Special Agent, FBI
Records Center Coordinator, Milwaukee County Records Center
Transit Director, Waukesha Metro Transit
Worker’s Compensation Manager, State of Wisconsin, Bureau of State Risk Management
Assistant Housing Manager, NYC Housing Authority
Assistant Director, UWM Center for Urban Initiatives & Research
Director, Truancy Abatement and Burglary Suppression Program
Associate Director, City of West Bend Housing Authority
Deputy Chief, Bureau of Instruction and Training, Milwaukee Fire Dept
President and CEO. Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council
Claims Representative, Social Security and Disability Claims, Chicago, Illinois
Director, Cati Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation, Racine County
Executive Vice President, Executive Research, DHR International, Chicago, Illinois
Specialist, Waste Reduction, Cedarburg and Jefferson County
Director, Human Resources, City of Greenfield
Program Manager, Department of Planning, City of Corpus Christi
Executive Director, Housing Authority, County of Clackamas, Oregon
County Supervisor, 8th District, Milwaukee County
Regional Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, San Francisco, California

Non-Profit Organizations/Community Organizations

Policy Analyst, Social Development Commission, Milwaukee, WI
Development Director, Habitat for Humanity, Milwaukee.
Executive Director of Latino Health Organization
Project Manager for the Campaign for a Sustainable Milwaukee
Program Manager, Main Street Program
Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Housing Development Corporation, Inc.
Executive Director, The Gathering of Southeastern Wisconsin
Resource Center Coordinator, Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee
Program Officer, Milwaukee Foundation
Community Development Officer, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
Manager, Hank Aaron Street Trail, Department of Natural Resources
Coordinator, Southeast Region Trail, Department of Natural Resources
Senior Researcher, Children’s Research Center, Sacramento, California

Health Care

Senior Vice President and Chief Integration Officer, Aurora Health Care, Inc.
Executive Director of Latino Health Organization
Vice President of Marketing and Sales of Riverside Health Systems
Insurance Verifier, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
Director of Program Evaluation, Milwaukee County Mental Health Division, Community Services Branch
Outreach Coordinator, Wisconsin Women’s Cancer Control Program
Bereavement/Volunteer Coordinator, Care United Hospice
Manager, Geriatric Assessment Center, Aurora Healthcare
Executive Director, Medical Services, U.S. Human Health
Specialist, Ultrasound Sales, Amesham Health
President and COO, Horizon Healthcare

Misc.

Account Executive, Todd Robert, Murphy Marketing Communications
Columnist, Chicago Sun Times
Business and Governmental Relations Manager, Madison Gas & Electric
Senior Staff Analyst, Compuware Corporation
Development Director, Leaven, Inc.
Project Director, VE Carter Development Group, Inc.
Manager, Neighborhood Development Division, Ogden Corporation
Public Relations Specialist, Wisconsin Electric
Associate Pastor, Portview Christian Center Assembly of God
Manager of Telecommunications, City of Philadelphia
Specialist, Home Ownership, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
News Editor, Dow Jones Newswires, New Jersey

LinkedIn Urban Studies Group

Please join our LinkedIn Urban Studies Group so you can stay in touch with your classmates and continue to network. We also encourage you to sign up for Panthers Connect, UWM’s new online networking platform where current students can network with alumni from their field of interest, seek mentorship, find unique job opportunities and more!