2026 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in Oregon
Urban Studies/Affairs programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their urban studies/affairs programs.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for urban studies/affairs students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Urban Studies/Affairs in Oregon
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the urban studies/affairs degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Urban Studies/Affairs
Portland State University tops our 2026 ranking of the best urban studies/affairs schools. Set in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a very large public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 53%. Portland State University awarded about 34 urban studies/affairs degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, urban studies/affairs degree recipients from Portland State University generally make around $45,870. Students borrow a median of $36,850 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
