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

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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, urban studies was ranked #208 in the country. In fact 1,507 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Urban Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the urban studies bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for urban studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Urban Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

About 11% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 89% are male.

Full Urban Studies at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Urban Studies at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in urban studies at WUSTL, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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

Full Urban Studies at Saint Cloud State University Report

Harris - Stowe State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Harris - Stowe State University is a public college with a small student population.

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

Full Urban Studies at Harris - Stowe State University Report

University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

About 50% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Urban Studies at University of Minnesota - Duluth Report

#7

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

Augsburg University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best urban studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 14
Minnesota 55
Nebraska 4

Urban Studies is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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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