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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in Pennsylvania

2 Colleges
$37,656 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

With 2 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban studies is the #233 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Check out the urban studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Drexel University to be the most popular school for urban studies students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#2

Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. EU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Davids.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 148
Maryland 15
New Jersey 0
District of Columbia 1
Delaware 0

One of 12 majors within the area of study, urban studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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