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2024 Best Urban Studies Schools in Pennsylvania

3 Colleges in Pennsylvania
82 Urban Studies Degrees Awarded
$37,656 Avg Early-Career Salary
Urban Studies 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 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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 82 degrees in urban studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Urban Studies School

Best Urban Studies Schools in Pennsylvania 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

Bachelor's Degrees in Urban Studies
Master's Degrees in Urban Studies

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 Schools in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania

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.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Urban Studies

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Urban Studies Degrees Awarded
$46,426 Median Starting Salary

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 very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 32 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. Urban Studies degree recipients from University of Pennsylvania earn a boost of about $8,770 over the typical earnings of urban studies graduates.

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Haverford College
Haverford, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Haverford College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in urban studies. Haverford is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Haverford. This college ranks 13th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 6 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Haverford in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA

It's difficult to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a degree in urban studies. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Urban Studies Degrees Awarded
$24,887 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in urban studies needs to take a look at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were about 31 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, urban studies degree recipients generally earn around $24,887 at the beginning of their careers.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 2 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.

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Albright College
Reading, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA

Albright is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Reading. This college ranks 72nd out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 1 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Albright in the most recent data year.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 333 343
Maryland 279 23
New Jersey 273 12
District of Columbia 188 7
Delaware 175 0

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

Urban Studies Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Urban Studies/Affairs 82

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Majors Similar to Urban Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 2,417
Political Science & Government 2,088
Sociology 868
Geography & Cartography 678
International Relations & National Security 535
Anthropology 349
General Social Sciences 266
Other Social Sciences 127
Sociology & Anthropology 50
Archeology 34

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