When it comes to popularity, urban studies sits in the middle of the road, ranking #209 out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
There was only one school in Rhode Island to review for the 2025 Best Urban Studies Schools in Rhode Island ranking.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Urban Studies Schools in Rhode Island list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the urban studies degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat Brown University if you wish to pursue a degree in urban studies. Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
Degree recipients from the urban studies program at Brown University make $2,082 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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