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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region

7 Colleges
$40,632 Avg Salary
$19,197 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban Studies 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.

The Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for urban studies students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the # 3 spot on the list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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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 #5 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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#6

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Art Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban studies programs. SFAI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best urban studies colleges 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 7 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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