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

8 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 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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Pennsylvania 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the most popular 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.

About 59% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 41% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in urban studies at Pitt, 32% are male and 68% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, urban studies majors at Pitt accumulate an average of around $24,247 in student debt.

Read full report on Urban Studies at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#3

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Bryn Mawr College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Bryn Mawr College

#4

Haverford College

Haverford, PA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Haverford College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Haverford, Haverford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in urban studies at Haverford, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Full Urban Studies at Carnegie Mellon University Report

#5

Albright College

Reading, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Albright College is a great place for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Reading, Albright is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Albright College

#7

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

Swarthmore College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree urban studies programs. Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Swarthmore.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Swarthmore College

#7

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

With a ranking of #7, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Lehigh University

Best Urban Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Urban Studies Colleges 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 8 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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