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.
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| 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 | University of Utah | 66 | 1% | $24,472 |
| 4 | 61 | 2% | $29,045 | |
| 5 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 59 | 1% | $32,041 |
| 6 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | 47 | 3% | $26,978 |
| 7 | CUNY Graduate School and University Center | 46 | 3% | N/A |
| 8 | 43 | 1% | $27,480 | |
| 9 | University of California-Irvine | 37 | 0% | $34,261 |
| 10 | New York University | 33 | 0% | $73,566 |
| 11 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 30 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 12 | University of California-Berkeley | 29 | 0% | $38,066 |
| 13 | University of Connecticut | 28 | 0% | $32,404 |
| 14 | University of Pennsylvania | 28 | 0% | $74,408 |
| 15 | 26 | 0% | $22,969 | |
| 16 | University of Maryland-College Park | 25 | 0% | $27,146 |
| 17 | The University of Texas at Austin | 25 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 18 | Stella and Charles Guttman Community College | 25 | 11% | $6,710 |
| 19 | Tufts University | 23 | 1% | $73,500 |
| 20 | Barnard College | 22 | 3% | $74,777 |
| 21 | Trinity College | 21 | 4% | $74,160 |
| 22 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 21 | 0% | $27,898 |
| 23 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 21 | 0% | $30,866 |
| 24 | University of California-San Diego | 20 | 0% | $32,838 |
| 25 | Brown University | 19 | 1% | $73,802 |
| 26 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 18 | 0% | $33,503 |
| 27 | 18 | 0% | $26,014 | |
| 28 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 18 | 0% | $76,856 |
| 29 | College of Charleston | 17 | 1% | $30,239 |
| 30 | DePaul University | 16 | 0% | $57,678 |
| 31 | Bryn Mawr College | 16 | 3% | $70,860 |
| 32 | The New School | 16 | 1% | $71,361 |
| 33 | Worcester State University | 15 | 1% | $26,491 |
| 34 | Vassar College | 15 | 3% | $72,760 |
| 35 | 14 | 0% | $29,318 | |
| 36 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13 | 0% | $24,486 |
| 37 | Eastern University | 13 | 2% | $49,461 |
| 38 | University of San Francisco | 13 | 0% | $68,296 |
| 39 | 13 | 0% | $29,193 | |
| 40 | University of New Orleans | 12 | 1% | $25,223 |
| 41 | Stanford University | 12 | 0% | $71,587 |
| 42 | 12 | 0% | $26,734 | |
| 43 | 11 | 0% | $26,085 | |
| 44 | Fordham University | 11 | 0% | $74,265 |
| 45 | Boston University | 11 | 0% | $72,618 |
| 46 | 11 | 0% | $27,157 | |
| 47 | Rhodes College | 10 | 2% | $63,040 |
| 48 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 10 | 0% | $24,035 |
| 49 | Loyola Marymount University | 9 | 0% | $67,369 |
| 50 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 8 | 0% | $28,986 |
| 51 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 7 | 0% | $22,300 |
| 52 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 7 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 53 | 7 | 0% | $20,991 | |
| 54 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | 7 | 0% | $24,614 |
| 55 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 6 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 56 | Trinity University | 6 | 1% | $58,840 |
| 57 | University of the District of Columbia | 5 | 1% | $7,168 |
| 58 | 5 | 0% | $25,116 | |
| 59 | 5 | 0% | $20,482 | |
| 60 | Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix | 5 | 0% | $29,984 |
| 61 | 5 | 1% | $24,995 | |
| 62 | Rutgers University-Camden | 5 | 0% | $31,934 |
| 63 | 5 | 0% | $22,998 | |
| 64 | University of Delaware | 5 | 0% | $29,342 |
| 65 | University of Central Oklahoma | 5 | 0% | $24,091 |
| 66 | Washington University in St Louis | 4 | 0% | $74,361 |
| 67 | Towson University | 4 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 68 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | 4 | 0% | $14,230 |
| 69 | 3 | 0% | $24,029 | |
| 70 | Harris-Stowe State University | 3 | 2% | $21,778 |
| 71 | The College of Wooster | 3 | 1% | $64,000 |
| 72 | SUNY Buffalo State | 3 | 0% | $25,846 |
| 73 | University of Southern California | 3 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 74 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 3 | 0% | $24,116 |
| 75 | Long Island University | 3 | 0% | $56,283 |
| 76 | Savannah State University | 3 | 0% | $17,255 |
| 77 | Xavier University | 2 | 0% | $54,310 |
| 78 | Coppin State University | 2 | 0% | $23,332 |
| 79 | Manhattan College | 2 | 0% | $62,128 |
| 80 | Augsburg University | 2 | 0% | $52,780 |
| 81 | Dillard University | 2 | 1% | $33,684 |
| 82 | Elmhurst College | 2 | 0% | $51,199 |
| 83 | University of Georgia | 1 | 0% | $26,688 |
| 84 | Saint Peter's University | 1 | 0% | $55,200 |
| 85 | Wheaton College | 1 | 0% | $49,300 |
| 86 | University of Akron Main Campus | 1 | 0% | $27,279 |
| 87 | Seattle Pacific University | 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.