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2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Plains States Region

5 Colleges
$38,534 Avg Salary
$20,380 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, urban studies was ranked #186 in the country. In fact 432 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for urban studies majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Omaha the most popular school in the Plains States Region for urban studies students. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for urban studies students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best urban studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1
Minnesota 0
Nebraska 4

Urban Studies is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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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