Urban Studies at University of Southern California

What traits are you looking for in a urban studies school? To help you decide if University of Southern California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's urban studies program.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 students received their master's degree in urban studies.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Urban Studies section at the bottom of this page.

USC Urban Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Urban Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Urban Studies

USC Urban Studies Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in urban studies, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at USC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban studies majors at University of Southern California.

USC Urban Studies Master’s Program

Of the 77 students who earned a master's degree in Urban Studies from USC in 2020-2021, 49% were men and 51% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in urban studies each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the urban studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a master's in urban studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Geography & Cartography
• Economics

Careers That Urban Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Social Sciences Professors	2,760	$147,680
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

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