2024 Best Urban Studies Schools in the Plains States Region
8Colleges in the Plains States Region
73Urban Studies Degrees Awarded
$38,534Avg Early-Career Salary
Urban Studies is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #209 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Urban Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 73 degrees in urban studies to qualified students.
Your choice of urban studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Urban Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Best Urban Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Urban Studies in the Plains States Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the urban studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student pursuing a degree in urban studies has to take a look at Washington University in St Louis. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a degree in urban studies. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 37 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the urban studies program state that they receive average early career wages of $38,534.
It is hard to beat Minnesota State University - Mankato if you want to pursue a degree in urban studies. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #351 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.
There were approximately 9 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.
Saint Cloud State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in urban studies. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Saint Cloud. This university ranks 24th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 5 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 28th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 2 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at Augsburg in the most recent year we have data available.
UMKC is a large public university located in the large city of Kansas City. This university ranks 12th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 6 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 4 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent year we have data available.
UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Duluth. A Best Colleges rank of #328 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Duluth is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 urban studies students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of urban studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Urban Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
