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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in California

14 Colleges
$39,188 Avg Salary
$15,733 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban Studies 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in California to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for urban studies students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Urban Studies majors at UC Irvine take out an average of $14,891 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Urban Studies at University of California - Irvine Report

Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

The average amount in student loans that urban studies majors at UCSD take out is $14,863.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, urban studies graduates from UC Berkeley take out $15,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Urban Studies at University of California - Berkeley Report

#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great place for urban studies students. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

The average amount in student loans that urban studies majors at SFSU take out is $20,301.

Full Urban Studies at San Francisco State University Report

California State University - Northridge came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in California ranking. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

After completing their degree, urban studies graduates from CSUN carry an average student debt load of $13,612.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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San Jose State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban studies programs. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #7, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban studies students. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Stanford University

#7

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Urban Studies Schools 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 14 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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