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-IrvineIrvine, California67$34,3851 year out$62,232$15,0002University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington37$47,5851 year out$66,334$18,9653CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York36$42,9951 year out$60,656$12,2014University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California35$58,1711 year out$105,067$14,4445University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota35$27,9661 year out$55,775$20,5506University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California33$37,0741 year out$71,507$17,5007University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada32$46,7121 year out—$30,5008Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio29$38,9291 year out$48,869$32,0839California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California25$46,8261 year out$70,696$13,61210Barnard CollegeNew York, New York25$40,2941 year out$75,859$19,00011Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia23$33,6261 year out$52,091$26,41612Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon22$45,8701 year out—$36,85013The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas22—1 year out——14University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania21—1 year out$72,949—15Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island21$48,7311 year out—$14,00016CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York20—1 year out——17New York UniversityNew York, New York20—1 year out$80,330—18University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut19$34,0741 year out$57,591$23,00019San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California18—1 year out——20Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut18—1 year out——21University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California14—1 year out——22Fordham UniversityBronx, New York14—1 year out$71,957—23Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania13—1 year out——24Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho12—1 year out——25Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York12—1 year out——26University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York12—1 year out——27Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York12$39,4101 year out——28Rhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee12—1 year out——29University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin12—1 year out——30Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan11$43,8111 year out$60,709$25,20531University at AlbanyAlbany, New York10—1 year out——32Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California9—1 year out——33San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California9$50,0081 year out$57,943$18,60034University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, District of Columbia9—1 year out——35Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts9—1 year out——36CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York9—1 year out——37Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania9—1 year out——38University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania9$36,0991 year out——39Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, Louisiana8—1 year out——40The New SchoolNew York, New York8—1 year out——41Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Tennessee8—1 year out——42University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana7—1 year out——43Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, Illinois6—1 year out——44Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey6$44,2631 year out$61,189$27,00045Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey6$44,2631 year out$61,189$27,00046Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois5—1 year out——47Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland5—1 year out——48University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio5—1 year out——49College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina5—1 year out——50Furman UniversityGreenville, South Carolina5—1 year out——51Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas4—1 year out——52Stanford UniversityStanford, California4—1 year out——53University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California3—1 year out——54University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan3—1 year out——55Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota3—1 year out——56Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri3—1 year out——57Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio3—1 year out——58Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio3—1 year out——59University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky2—1 year out——60Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri2—1 year out——61Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota1—1 year out——62Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota1—1 year out$59,836—63William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey1—1 year out——64Canisius UniversityBuffalo, New York1—1 year out——65Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York1—1 year out——66SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York1—1 year out——67The College of WoosterWooster, Ohio1—1 year out——68University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois——1 year out$52,055$19,91669University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington—$47,5851 year out$66,334$18,96570University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$34,0741 year out$57,591$23,00071University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$34,0741 year out$57,591$23,00072University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$34,0741 year out$57,591$23,00073University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$34,0741 year out$57,591$23,000
Associate programs — 1 college
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
Certificate programs — 3 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
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 (—).