Urban Studies at University of Southern California

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a urban studies school? To help you decide if University of Southern California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's urban studies program.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 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.

USC Urban Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies
Master’s Degree in Urban Studies

USC Urban Studies Rankings

The urban studies major at USC 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in urban studies, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of urban studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 USC since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in urban studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USC Urban Studies Master’s Program

61% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of urban studies master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

In the urban studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Urban Studies

The following urban studies concentations are available at University of Southern California. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Urban Studies/Affairs	102

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 Southern California.

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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