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

16 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Urban Studies program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 49% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 51% are male.

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

Full Urban Studies at University of California - Irvine Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Women make up 71% of the urban studies majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, urban studies graduates from UCSD carry an average student debt load of $15,384.

Read full report on Urban Studies at University of California - San Diego

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in urban studies at UW Tacoma, 64% are male and 36% are female.

On average, urban studies graduates from UW Tacoma take out $21,434 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 63% of the urban studies majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in urban studies at UNLV, 54% are male and 46% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, urban studies graduates from UNLV carry an average student debt load of $34,710.

Full Urban Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #6, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 55% of the urban studies majors at the school.

Urban Studies majors at SFSU take out an average of $21,425 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for urban studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

About 30% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 70% are male.

On average, urban studies graduates from CSUN take out $14,639 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Portland State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

About 68% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 32% are male.

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University of Southern California landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree urban studies programs. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 23 students majoring in urban studies at USC, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for urban studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

About 33% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 67% are male.

On average, urban studies graduates from SDSU take out $16,679 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Urban Studies at San Diego State University

Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

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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 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.

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