2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for urban studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the urban studies programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Urban Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for urban studies students. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jose State are $19,732 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The excellent programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in the Far Western US Region . SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFSU are $19,184 a year. Urban Studies majors at SFSU take out an average of $20,301 in student loans while working on their egree.
The excellent programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNLV are $24,828 a year. After completing their degree, urban studies graduates from UNLV carry an average student debtload of $32,595.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Berkeley are $43,980 a year. While working on their degree, urban studies majors at UC Berkeley accumulate an average of around $15,000 in student debt.
UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Long Beach is a great value for urban studies students. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.
CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $18,726 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Northridge landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value urban studies programs. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $18,923 per year. While working on their degree, urban studies majors at CSUN accumulate an average of around $13,612 in student debt.
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San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for urban studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SDSU are $20,016 a year.
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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for urban studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
UW Tacoma undergraduate students pay an average of $40,026 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that urban studies majors at UW Tacoma take out is $21,157.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW Tacoma is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Stanford University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stanford are $56,169 a year.
Stanford also made our Best Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.
University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for urban studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCSD are $44,454 per year. While working on their degree, urban studies majors at UCSD accumulate an average of around $14,863 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSD also did well on our Best Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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 |
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Urban Studies Related Majors for Urban Studies
One of 12 majors within the area of study, urban studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 16 schools only.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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