by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Urban Studies/Affairs is the 346th most popular major in the country with 1,453 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 453 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,633 and $152,837 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in urban studies/affairs. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their urban studies/affairs program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree urban affairs students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Affairs 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 6 doctorate’s urban affairs degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Far Western US Region. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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