The main focus area for this major is Urban Studies/Affairs. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Urban Studies is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of California - Berkeley. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in urban studies, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for urban studies majors, UC Berkeley came in at #2. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in California.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
Fees | $2,870 | $2,870 |
Books and Supplies | $1,091 | $1,091 |
On Campus Room and Board | $20,530 | $20,530 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,595 | $5,595 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Urban Studies students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley took out an average of $12,000 in student loans. That is 44% lower than the national average of $21,314.
urban studies who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley make an average of $61,516 a year during the early days of their career. That is 77% higher than the national average of $34,817.
Online degrees for the UC Berkeley urban studies bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Berkeley Online Learning page.
Women made up around 52.9% of the urban studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.5%.
Around 61.8% of urban studies bachelor’s degree recipients at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 48%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Urban Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Urban Studies/Affairs | 34 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to urban studies.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 91 |
Economics | 751 |
Political Science & Government | 482 |
Sociology | 310 |
Other Social Sciences | 238 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.