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Ethiopia has been experiencing a fast rate of urbanization resulting in a considerable transformation of its urban landscape. Considering this rapid urbanization, a deeper understanding is needed of what determines Ethiopian urbanization trends. Thus, the purpose of this research is to investigate the determinants of urbanization in Ethiopia. This research provides new insights for Ethiopian urban studies by applying a mixed-method approach - an interdisciplinary approach combining qualitative, quantitative, and semi-systematic literature review. This research adopted confidence level approach for characterizing the degree of certainty in key findings and to assess findings from the multi-method approach. Results show that proximity to large urban centers, administrative hierarchy of the urban centers, and urban centers� administrative location (emerging regions vs. the rest of the country) are key determinants of rapid urbanization in Ethiopia with a very high confidence level. In addition, employment opportunities, roads and railway infrastructure, population growth, and policy framework were rated with a high confidence level as determinants of urbanization. Meanwhile, the manufacturing industry and economic growth played an average role in Ethiopian urbanization which was rated with medium level confidence. This indicates the weak relationship between the manufacturing industry and economic growth on the one hand and urbanization on the other in the Ethiopian context.