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2023 Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

3 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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 the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Urban Studies

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Out of the 3 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best urban studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 42
Arizona 3
Oklahoma 4

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 3 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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