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Most Popular Urban Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Urban Studies is the #186 most popular major in the country with 432 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Urban Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for urban studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Women make up 50% of the urban studies majors at the school.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Portland State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 50% of the urban studies majors at the school.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best urban studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 101
Washington 0
Oregon 7

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
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.

  • 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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