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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in the Southwest Region

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Schools Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Urban Studies/Affairs is the 346th most popular major in the country with 1,507 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 50 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region urban affairs students.

Top 4 Most Focused Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in the Southwest Region

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Southwest Region list. Trinity University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Trinity U

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin

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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #3 spot on the list. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s urban affairs degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Full UCO Urban Studies/Affairs Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Southwest Region. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s urban affairs degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full ASU - Tempe Urban Studies/Affairs Report

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