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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

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

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

With 361 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban studies is the #149 most popular major in California.

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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in California 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 California for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school 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.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in California. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large 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.

Full Urban Studies at University of California - San Diego Report

A rank of #3 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 midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the 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.

Full Urban Studies at San Francisco State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUN is a very 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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University of Southern California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree urban studies programs. USC is a fairly 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.

Full Urban Studies at University of Southern California Report

#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford 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 #7 on the list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Of the 12 students majoring in urban studies at Stanford, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#7

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree urban studies programs. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 50% of the urban studies majors at the school.

Full Urban Studies at Loyola Marymount University Report

#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree urban studies programs. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large 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.

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#10

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco 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. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

About 40% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Urban Studies at University of San Francisco Report

Best Urban Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Urban Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 12 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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