2024 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master's Degree Schools in California

Urban Studies/Affairs is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #281 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 84 master's degrees in urban studies/affairs during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to urban studies/affairs students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of urban studies/affairs students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized urban studies/affairs related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for urban studies/affairs students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Urban Studies/Affairs in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in urban studies/affairs.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Urban Affairs

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

77 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is a great decision for students interested in a master's degree in urban studies/affairs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in urban studies/affairs from University of Southern California

2

University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in urban studies/affairs has to check out University of San Francisco. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in urban studies/affairs from University of San Francisco

Best Urban Studies/Affairs Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	402	0
Oregon	291	3

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Urban Studies/Affairs Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Urban Studies area of study, Urban Studies/Affairs has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Andrew Bossi. More about our data sources and methodologies.