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