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Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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$34,488 Avg Salary
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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

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

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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.

Women make up 62% of the urban studies majors at the school.

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

Women make up 33% of the urban studies majors at the school.

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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.

  • 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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