Urban Studies Affairs

A program that focuses on the application of social science principles to the study of urban institutions and the forces influencing urban social and political life. Includes instruction in urban theory, the development and evolution of urban areas, urban sociology, principles of urban and social planning, and the politics and economics of urban government and services.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 89 institutions across the United States, with a total of 3930 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

866

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

327

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

2,629

awards given

Top Schools for Urban Studies Affairs

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	231
2	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	201
3	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	162
4	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	147
5	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	138
6	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	117
7	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	111
8	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	105
9	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	105
10	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	99
11	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	99
12	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	96
13	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	86
14	Portland State University Portland, OR	84
15	University of Georgia Athens, GA	84
16	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	76
17	Barnard College New York, NY	75
18	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	75
19	Brown University Providence, RI	63
20	Tufts University Medford, MA	63
21	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	63
22	New York University New York, NY	60
23	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	60
24	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	60
25	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	57
26	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	54
27	Trinity College Hartford, CT	54
28	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	51
29	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	51
30	Fordham University Bronx, NY	45
31	CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College New York, NY	42
32	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	42
33	Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	39
34	Boise State University Boise, ID	36
35	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	36
36	Rhodes College Memphis, TN	36
37	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	36
38	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	36
39	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	36
40	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	36
41	Northeastern University Boston, MA	33
42	University at Albany Albany, NY	33
43	University of Delaware Newark, DE	33
44	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	33
45	University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC	30
46	Boston University Boston, MA	30
47	Haverford College Haverford, PA	27
48	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	27
49	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	27
50	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	27
51	Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA	27
52	The New School New York, NY	27
53	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	27
54	Dillard University New Orleans, LA	24
55	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	24
56	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	18
57	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	18
58	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	18
59	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	18
60	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	18
61	Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL	18
62	Towson University Towson, MD	15
63	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	15
64	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	15
65	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	15
66	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	15
67	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	15
68	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	15
69	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	15
70	Furman University Greenville, SC	15
71	Stanford University Stanford, CA	12
72	Trinity University San Antonio, TX	12
73	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	9
74	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	9
75	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	9
76	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	9
77	Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis, MO	6
78	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	6
79	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	6
80	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	6
81	Long Island University Brookville, NY	3
82	Canisius University Buffalo, NY	3
83	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	3
84	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	3
85	The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	3
86	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	3
87	Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	3
88	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	3
89	Manhattan College Riverdale, NY	3