by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,507 people earned their degree in urban studies, making the major the 209th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, urban studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,193 and had an average of $21,495 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 465 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,632 and $19,197 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in urban studies. That schools that top this list have a program in urban studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree urban studies students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland State University is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 4 doctorate’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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