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

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

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Finding the Best Urban Studies Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Urban Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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.

Check out the urban studies master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for urban studies students working on their master’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 77 students majoring in urban studies at USC, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Full Urban Studies at University of Southern California Report

#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the # 2 spot on the list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 7 students majoring in urban studies at USFCA, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

About 33% of the students majoring in urban studies at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Urban Studies at Portland State University Report

#4

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Art Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. SFAI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Read full report on Urban Studies at San Francisco Art Institute

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban studies schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Read full report on Urban Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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 5 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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