2024 Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Urban Studies is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #163 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

There was only one school in New Jersey to review for the 2024 Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey 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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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Urban Studies in New Jersey

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in urban studies.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Bachelor's in Urban Studies

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

7 Annual Graduates

$37,195 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in urban studies. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the urban studies program make around $37,195 in the first couple years of their career.

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2

Rutgers University - Camden
Camden, NJ

3 Annual Graduates

$37,195 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

Rutgers University - Camden is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in urban studies. Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the urban studies program earn around $37,195 in the first couple years of working.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	198
Pennsylvania	274	80
Maryland	207	8
District of Columbia	126	6

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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	12

Most Popular Majors Related to Urban Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	761
Political Science & Government	721
Sociology	511
General Social Sciences	251
International Relations & National Security	118
Anthropology	112
Geography & Cartography	53
Other Social Sciences	46

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).
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