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Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Urban Studies Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California 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 California. USC is a fairly 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.

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#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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.

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#3

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco Art Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California list. SFAI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Urban Studies Colleges 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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