Urban Studies at University of California - Berkeley

Every urban studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the urban studies program at University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 35 urban studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley.

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.

UC Berkeley Urban Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies

UC Berkeley Urban Studies Rankings

The urban studies major at UC Berkeley 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.

How Much Do Urban Studies Graduates from UC Berkeley Make?

The median salary of urban studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $50,338. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 42% higher than the national average of $35,454 for all urban studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 urban studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley. Of these graduates, 37% were men and 63% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its urban studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in urban studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• Anthropology
• Other Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 University of California - Berkeley.

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
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.