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Best Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs

Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 21 institutions with data

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# Institution State Year 1 Year 5 Median Year 10 PP Adjusted
1 CUNY Queens College NY $59,105 $75,663 $89,421 $57,320
2 University of Texas at Austin TX $50,129 $74,030 $85,400 $80,380
3 CUNY Hunter College NY $40,342 $68,821 $70,870 $52,137
4 University of Utah UT $41,742 $67,918 $92,948 $65,621
5 Elmhurst University IL $39,242 $65,282 $73,728 $71,113
6 State University of New York at Albany NY $35,115 $64,085 $48,549
7 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities MN $39,902 $63,745 $81,403 $67,742
8 Georgia State University GA $43,554 $62,643 $74,369 $69,219
9 University of Illinois Chicago IL $38,875 $61,867 $92,587 $67,393
10 Minnesota State University, Mankato MN $38,886 $59,848 $74,015 $63,600
11 College of Charleston SC $34,351 $59,422 $80,918 $62,418
12 St. Cloud State University MN $41,357 $59,353 $82,803 $63,074
13 University of Connecticut CT $41,401 $59,291 $79,205 $51,423
14 Wright State University OH $44,805 $58,858 $69,536 $65,325
15 Worcester State University MA $39,655 $57,867 $72,156 $39,047
16 University of New Orleans (The) LA $37,420 $57,769 $64,175 $62,588
17 Virginia Commonwealth University VA $34,798 $57,439 $70,237 $56,038
18 University of Cincinnati OH $46,093 $56,877 $72,585 $63,127
19 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay WI $31,578 $56,386 $69,946 $59,291
20 Cleveland State University OH $42,210 $54,373 $63,898 $60,347

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.