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Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

5 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 #195 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 82 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for urban studies majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Urban Studies

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#3

Haverford College

Haverford, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haverford College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Haverford, Haverford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Albright College

Reading, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Albright College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Reading, Albright is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, urban studies graduates from Pitt take out $24,247 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 357
Maryland 23
New Jersey 12
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 0

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

Majors Similar to Urban Studies

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 5 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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