2024 Best Urban Studies Schools
78
Colleges in the United States
1,453
Urban Studies Degrees Awarded
$39,193
Avg Early-Career Salary
isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #209 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 78 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of urban studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,453 degrees in urban studies during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Urban Studies School
Your choice of urban studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Urban Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Urban Studies Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Urban Studies Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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Best Schools for Urban Studies in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of urban studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
11 Top Schools in Urban Studies
It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in urban studies. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 21 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the urban studies major at University of Pennsylvania make $7,233 more than the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
More information about a degree in urban studies from University of PennsylvaniaDoctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
87
Urban Studies Degrees Awarded
University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in urban studies. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 87 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in urban studies from University of Southern CaliforniaIt is hard to beat Tufts University if you wish to pursue a degree in urban studies. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were about 29 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year. Urban Studies degree recipients from Tufts University earn a boost of about $22,407 above the typical earnings of urban studies majors.
More information about a degree in urban studies from Tufts UniversityBachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MO
Any student who is interested in urban studies needs to look into Washington University in St Louis. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were about 3 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in urban studies from Washington University in St LouisBachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In NY
31
Urban Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 31 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in urban studies from New York UniversityUC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were about 27 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available. Urban Studies degree recipients from University of California - Berkeley earn a boost of around $11,145 above the typical income of urban studies majors.
More information about a degree in urban studies from University of California - BerkeleyBachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In CA
Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in urban studies from Stanford UniversityUCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available. Urban Studies degree recipients from University of California - San Diego get an earnings boost of around $2,200 above the average earnings of urban studies graduates.
More information about a degree in urban studies from University of California - San DiegoLocated in the large city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 6th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 34 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the urban studies degree program at Barnard College make $8,078 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
More information about a degree in urban studies from Barnard CollegeLocated in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were about 18 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the urban studies program earn around $23,206 in the first couple years of working.
More information about a degree in urban studies from Brown University
