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2023 Best Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools in California

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$55,322 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban Studies Master's Degree School for You

Urban Studies is the #130 most popular major in California with 101 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for urban studies majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Urban Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for urban studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Urban Studies at University of Southern California Report

#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great place for urban studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Urban Studies at University of San Francisco Report

Best Urban Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 7

Urban Studies is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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