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Overview for Urban Studies/Affairs

A program that focuses on the application of social science principles to the study of urban institutions and the forces influencing urban social and political life. Includes instruction in urban theory, the development and evolution of urban areas, urban sociology, principles of urban and social planning, and the politics and economics of urban government and services.

Careers for Urban Studies/Affairs Majors

A major in Urban Studies/Affairs is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Urban Studies/Affairs

Top 11 New York Colleges with the highest percentage of Urban Studies/Affairs among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Barnard College
New York, NY
 21
(3.7%)
Most Selective$37,538 
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
 14
(2.2%)
Most Selective$40,210 
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
 27
(1.5%)
Most Selective$39,326 
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CUNY Queens College
Flushing, NY
 35
(1.4%)
Highly Selective$9,087 
Metropolitan College of New York
New York, NY
 3
(1.4%)
 $16,750 
New York University
New York, NY
 66
(1.3%)
Highly Selective$37,372 
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
 20
(1.1%)
Highly Selective$35,257 
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CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY
 22
(0.9%)
Highly Selective$9,039 
SUNY College at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
 6
(0.3%)
Highly Selective$5,375 
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY
 1
(0.3%)
Moderately Selective$38,860 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.