Urban Studies/Affairs

907 students earn a urban studies/affairs credential each year across 75 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $40,294
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $60,709

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Bachelor's programs — 73 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California35$58,1711 year out$105,067$14,444 2San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California9$50,0081 year out$57,943$18,600 3Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island21$48,7311 year out—$14,000 4University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington37$47,5851 year out$66,334$18,965 5University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington—$47,5851 year out$66,334$18,965 6California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California25$46,8261 year out$70,696$13,612 7University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada32$46,7121 year out—$30,500 8Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon22$45,8701 year out—$36,850 9Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey6$44,2631 year out$61,189$27,000 10Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey6$44,2631 year out$61,189$27,000 11Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan11$43,8111 year out$60,709$25,205 12CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York36$42,9951 year out$60,656$12,201 13Barnard CollegeNew York, New York25$40,2941 year out$75,859$19,000 14Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York12$39,4101 year out——15Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio29$38,9291 year out$48,869$32,083 16University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California33$37,0741 year out$71,507$17,500 17University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania9$36,0991 year out——18University of California-IrvineIrvine, California67$34,3851 year out$62,232$15,000 19University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut19$34,0741 year out$57,591$23,000 20University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$34,0741 year out$57,591$23,000 21University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$34,0741 year out$57,591$23,000 22University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$34,0741 year out$57,591$23,000 23University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$34,0741 year out$57,591$23,000 24Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia23$33,6261 year out$52,091$26,416 25University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota35$27,9661 year out$55,775$20,550 26The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas22—1 year out——27University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania21—1 year out$72,949—28CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York20—1 year out——29New York UniversityNew York, New York20—1 year out$80,330—30San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California18—1 year out——31Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut18—1 year out——32University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California14—1 year out——33Fordham UniversityBronx, New York14—1 year out$71,957—34Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania13—1 year out——35Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho12—1 year out——36Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York12—1 year out——37University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York12—1 year out——38Rhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee12—1 year out——39University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin12—1 year out——40University at AlbanyAlbany, New York10—1 year out——41Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California9—1 year out——42University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, District of Columbia9—1 year out——43Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts9—1 year out——44CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York9—1 year out——45Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania9—1 year out——46Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, Louisiana8—1 year out——47The New SchoolNew York, New York8—1 year out——48Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Tennessee8—1 year out——49University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana7—1 year out——50Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, Illinois6—1 year out——51Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois5—1 year out——52Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland5—1 year out——53University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio5—1 year out——54College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina5—1 year out——55Furman UniversityGreenville, South Carolina5—1 year out——56Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas4—1 year out——57Stanford UniversityStanford, California4—1 year out——58University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California3—1 year out——59University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan3—1 year out——60Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota3—1 year out——61Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri3—1 year out——62Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio3—1 year out——63Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio3—1 year out——64University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky2—1 year out——65Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri2—1 year out——66Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota1—1 year out——67Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota1—1 year out$59,836—68William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey1—1 year out——69Canisius UniversityBuffalo, New York1—1 year out——70Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York1—1 year out——71SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York1—1 year out——72The College of WoosterWooster, Ohio1—1 year out——73University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois——1 year out$52,055$19,916

Associate programs — 1 college

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeNew York, New York14—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 3 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia21—1 year out——2The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas5—1 year out——3University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).