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2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$32,418 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,188 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban Studies 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Urban Studies Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for urban studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in California

Check out the urban studies programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban Studies

$7,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in California for urban studies students. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jose State are $7,852 a year.

San Jose State also claimed a spot on our Best Urban Studies Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Schools in California list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $6,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA
$53,472 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USFCA are $53,472 per year.

USFCA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Urban Studies Schools in California list.

Full Urban Studies at University of San Francisco Report

$61,503 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

USC undergraduate students pay an average of $61,503 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USC also claimed a spot on our Best Urban Studies Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Best Value Urban Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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 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.

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