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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

Urban Studies is the #195 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 82 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for urban studies students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Urban Studies at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#3

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bryn Mawr College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. Bryn Mawr is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr.

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#4

Haverford College

Haverford, PA

Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Haverford College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Haverford, Haverford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Haverford College

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#6

Albright College

Reading, PA

Albright College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the small city of Reading, Albright is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#8

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

Swarthmore College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Swarthmore.

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#8

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Lehigh University

#8

Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

Eastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. EU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Davids.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Eastern 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
New York 357
Maryland 23
New Jersey 12
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 0

One of 12 majors within the area of study, urban studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Urban Studies

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 10 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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