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Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Urban Studies Master'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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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 master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for urban studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 51% of the urban studies majors at the school.

Full Urban Studies at University of Southern California Report

#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of San Francisco helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in the Far Western US Region . USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 29% of the urban studies majors at the school.

Full Urban Studies at University of San Francisco Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Of the 3 students majoring in urban studies at Portland State University, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Urban Studies at Portland State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for urban studies students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Full Urban Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

#4

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Art Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. SFAI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best urban studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 361
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 5 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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