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Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in New Jersey

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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in New Jersey

4 Colleges
$37,195 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 12 degrees and certificates were awarded to urban studies students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #200 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for urban studies majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in New Jersey for urban studies students. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, urban studies majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

The excellent programs at Rutgers University - Camden helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in New Jersey. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Urban Studies majors at Rutgers Camden take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Rutgers University - Camden

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Urban Studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey

#3

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Peter’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in New Jersey list. Saint Peter's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Jersey City.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Saint Peter’s University

Best Urban Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 82
New York 357
Maryland 23
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 0

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 4 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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