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UC Irvine was ranked #12 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for urban studies majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #5 in California.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of California - Irvine handed out 65 bachelor's degrees in urban studies. This is an increase of 14% over the previous year when 57 degrees were handed out.
Urban Studies majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UC Irvine go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $29,073 a year. This is less than $35,454, which is the national median of all urban studies majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine, urban studies students borrow a median amount of $15,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all urban studies bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $20,873.
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban studies majors at University of California - Irvine.
Of the 65 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Urban Studies from UC Irvine in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women.
The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 52% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - Irvine with a bachelor's in urban studies.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 16 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 34 |
White | 5 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 6 |
Other Races | 3 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 490 |
Political Science & Government | 361 |
Sociology | 306 |
Anthropology | 89 |
General Social Sciences | 22 |
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