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.
Looking for online degree programs? Get the facts on !
| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUNY Hunter College | 74 | 1% | $22,379 |
| 2 | CUNY Queens College | 68 | 2% | $28,907 |
| 3 | Â鶹Íø of Utah | 66 | 1% | $24,472 |
| 4 | 61 | 2% | $29,045 | |
| 5 | Virginia Commonwealth Â鶹Íø | 59 | 1% | $32,041 |
| 6 | Â鶹Íø of Washington-Tacoma Campus | 47 | 3% | $26,978 |
| 7 | CUNY Graduate School and Â鶹Íø Center | 46 | 3% | N/A |
| 8 | 43 | 1% | $27,480 | |
| 9 | Â鶹Íø of California-Irvine | 37 | 0% | $34,261 |
| 10 | New York Â鶹Íø | 33 | 0% | $73,566 |
| 11 | Rutgers Â鶹Íø-New Brunswick | 30 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 12 | Â鶹Íø of California-Berkeley | 29 | 0% | $38,066 |
| 13 | Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 28 | 0% | $74,408 |
| 14 | Â鶹Íø of Connecticut | 28 | 0% | $32,404 |
| 15 | 26 | 0% | $22,969 | |
| 16 | Stella and Charles Guttman Community College | 25 | 11% | $6,710 |
| 17 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas at Austin | 25 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 18 | Â鶹Íø of Maryland-College Park | 25 | 0% | $27,146 |
| 19 | Tufts Â鶹Íø | 23 | 1% | $73,500 |
| 20 | Barnard College | 22 | 3% | $74,777 |
| 21 | Trinity College | 21 | 4% | $74,160 |
| 22 | Â鶹Íø of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 21 | 0% | $27,898 |
| 23 | Â鶹Íø of Illinois at Chicago | 21 | 0% | $30,866 |
| 24 | Â鶹Íø of California-San Diego | 20 | 0% | $32,838 |
| 25 | Brown Â鶹Íø | 19 | 1% | $73,802 |
| 26 | 18 | 0% | $26,014 | |
| 27 | Columbia Â鶹Íø in the City of New York | 18 | 0% | $76,856 |
| 28 | Â鶹Íø of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 18 | 0% | $33,503 |
| 29 | College of Charleston | 17 | 1% | $30,239 |
| 30 | The New School | 16 | 1% | $71,361 |
| 31 | DePaul Â鶹Íø | 16 | 0% | $57,678 |
| 32 | Bryn Mawr College | 16 | 3% | $70,860 |
| 33 | Vassar College | 15 | 3% | $72,760 |
| 34 | Worcester State Â鶹Íø | 15 | 1% | $26,491 |
| 35 | 14 | 0% | $29,318 | |
| 36 | Eastern Â鶹Íø | 13 | 2% | $49,461 |
| 37 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13 | 0% | $24,486 |
| 38 | 13 | 0% | $29,193 | |
| 39 | Â鶹Íø of San Francisco | 13 | 0% | $68,296 |
| 40 | Â鶹Íø of New Orleans | 12 | 1% | $25,223 |
| 41 | 12 | 0% | $26,734 | |
| 42 | Stanford Â鶹Íø | 12 | 0% | $71,587 |
| 43 | Fordham Â鶹Íø | 11 | 0% | $74,265 |
| 44 | 11 | 0% | $27,157 | |
| 45 | 11 | 0% | $26,085 | |
| 46 | Boston Â鶹Íø | 11 | 0% | $72,618 |
| 47 | Â鶹Íø of Nevada-Las Vegas | 10 | 0% | $24,035 |
| 48 | Rhodes College | 10 | 2% | $63,040 |
| 49 | Loyola Marymount Â鶹Íø | 9 | 0% | $67,369 |
| 50 | Ohio Â鶹Íø-Main Campus | 8 | 0% | $28,986 |
| 51 | Â鶹Íø of Minnesota-Duluth | 7 | 0% | $24,614 |
| 52 | Â鶹Íø of Nebraska at Omaha | 7 | 0% | $22,300 |
| 53 | 7 | 0% | $20,991 | |
| 54 | Â鶹Íø of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 7 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 55 | Trinity Â鶹Íø | 6 | 1% | $58,840 |
| 56 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Â鶹Íø | 6 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 57 | 5 | 0% | $22,998 | |
| 58 | Â鶹Íø of Delaware | 5 | 0% | $29,342 |
| 59 | Arizona State Â鶹Íø-Downtown Phoenix | 5 | 0% | $29,984 |
| 60 | 5 | 0% | $25,116 | |
| 61 | 5 | 0% | $20,482 | |
| 62 | 5 | 1% | $24,995 | |
| 63 | Â鶹Íø of the District of Columbia | 5 | 1% | $7,168 |
| 64 | Â鶹Íø of Central Oklahoma | 5 | 0% | $24,091 |
| 65 | Rutgers Â鶹Íø-Camden | 5 | 0% | $31,934 |
| 66 | Washington Â鶹Íø in St Louis | 4 | 0% | $74,361 |
| 67 | Â鶹Íø of Michigan-Dearborn | 4 | 0% | $14,230 |
| 68 | Towson Â鶹Íø | 4 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 69 | Â鶹Íø of Southern California | 3 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 70 | Â鶹Íø of Missouri-Kansas City | 3 | 0% | $24,116 |
| 71 | SUNY Buffalo State | 3 | 0% | $25,846 |
| 72 | Long Island Â鶹Íø | 3 | 0% | $56,283 |
| 73 | The College of Wooster | 3 | 1% | $64,000 |
| 74 | 3 | 0% | $24,029 | |
| 75 | Savannah State Â鶹Íø | 3 | 0% | $17,255 |
| 76 | Harris-Stowe State Â鶹Íø | 3 | 2% | $21,778 |
| 77 | Coppin State Â鶹Íø | 2 | 0% | $23,332 |
| 78 | Augsburg Â鶹Íø | 2 | 0% | $52,780 |
| 79 | Xavier Â鶹Íø | 2 | 0% | $54,310 |
| 80 | Manhattan College | 2 | 0% | $62,128 |
| 81 | Elmhurst College | 2 | 0% | $51,199 |
| 82 | Dillard Â鶹Íø | 2 | 1% | $33,684 |
| 83 | Saint Peter's Â鶹Íø | 1 | 0% | $55,200 |
| 84 | Wheaton College | 1 | 0% | $49,300 |
| 85 | Â鶹Íø of Georgia | 1 | 0% | $26,688 |
| 86 | Â鶹Íø of Akron Main Campus | 1 | 0% | $27,279 |
| 87 | Seattle Pacific Â鶹Íø | 1 | 0% | $58,794 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Urban Studies/Affairs program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.