2024 Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in urban studies sits in the middle of the road, ranking #163 out of 363 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.

There was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2024 Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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More Ways to Rank Urban Studies Schools

The urban studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Urban Studies in Illinois

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for urban studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Urban Studies

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Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL

6 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in urban studies needs to look into Elmhurst University. Located in the large suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in urban studies from Elmhurst University

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Wheaton College Illinois
Wheaton, IL

5 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in urban studies has to check out Wheaton College Illinois. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in urban studies from Wheaton College Illinois

Best Urban Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Urban Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	20
Ohio	252	71
Wisconsin	213	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Urban Studies

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Urban Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Urban Studies Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Urban Studies/Affairs	11

Majors Similar to Urban Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	1,771
Political Science & Government	1,314
Sociology	741
International Relations & National Security	231
Anthropology	219
Geography & Cartography	149
Sociology & Anthropology	44
Other Social Sciences	31
General Social Sciences	11
Archeology	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Andrew Bossi. More about our data sources and methodologies.