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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

Urban Studies is the #208 most popular major in the country with 1,507 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. 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 Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region 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 analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for urban studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Urban Studies at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#2

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Trinity University is a great place for urban studies students. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for urban studies students. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 42
Arizona 3
Oklahoma 4

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 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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