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2023 Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges
$34,488 Avg Salary
$21,495 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Urban Studies is the #208 most popular major in the country with 1,507 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, urban studies graduates from UW Tacoma carry an average student debtload of $21,434.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, urban studies majors at UCSD accumulate an average of around $15,384 in student debt.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Urban Studies majors at UNLV take out an average of $34,710 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree urban studies programs. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#9

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for urban studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, urban studies majors at SFSU accumulate an average of around $21,425 in student debt.

Full Urban Studies at San Francisco State University Report

University of California - Irvine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree urban studies programs. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, urban studies majors at UC Irvine accumulate an average of around $14,906 in student debt.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best urban studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 361
Washington 37
Oregon 32
Nevada 35

One of 12 majors within the area of study, urban studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Andrew Bossi.

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