Urban Studies at California State University - Northridge

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying urban studies, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Northridge. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Urban Studies section at the bottom of this page.

CSUN Urban Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies

CSUN Urban Studies Rankings

The urban studies major at CSUN is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Urban Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at CSUN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban studies majors at California State University - Northridge.

CSUN Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

48% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of urban studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical urban studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Northridge with a bachelor's in urban studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Urban Studies

If you plan to be a urban studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Northridge. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Urban Studies/Affairs	27

Careers That Urban Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Northridge.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Social Sciences Professors	2,760	$147,680
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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