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Urban studies majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with an urban studies degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in urban studies. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 1,909 urban studies major resumes to identify the jobs urban studies majors most prefer.

Highest-paying jobs with a urban studies degree

  1. Starting salary
    $53,000
    Job openings
    253,138
    Job description:
    Management analysts, often called management consultants, propose ways to improve the efficiency of an organization. They advise managers on how to make organizations more profitable through reduced costs and increased revenues.
  2. Starting salary
    $47,000
    Job openings
    69,173
    Top locations:
    Washington, DC;  Austin, TX;  New York, NY;  
    Job description:
    Management analysts, often called management consultants, propose ways to improve the efficiency of an organization. They advise managers on how to make organizations more profitable through reduced costs and increased revenues.
  3. Starting salary
    $47,000
    Job openings
    13,883
    Top locations:
    Atlanta, GA;  New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  
    Job description:
    Urban and regional planners develop land use plans and programs that help create communities, accommodate population growth, and revitalize physical facilities in towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.
  4. Starting salary
    $45,000
    Job openings
    15,269
    Job description:
    Urban and regional planners develop land use plans and programs that help create communities, accommodate population growth, and revitalize physical facilities in towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.
  5. Starting salary
    $41,000
    Job openings
    44,365
    Job description:
    Human resources specialists recruit, screen, interview, and place workers. They often handle other human resources work, such as those related to employee relations, compensation and benefits, and training.
  6. Starting salary
    $32,000
    Job openings
    53,322
    Job description:
    Human resources specialists recruit, screen, interview, and place workers. They often handle other human resources work, such as those related to employee relations, compensation and benefits, and training.
  7. Starting salary
    $31,000
    Job openings
    154,854
    Job description:
    Computer and information research scientists invent and design new approaches to computing technology and find innovative uses for existing technology. They study and solve complex problems in computing for business, medicine, science, and other fields.
  8. Starting salary
    $27,000
    Job openings
    40,408
    Job description:
    Information clerks perform routine clerical duties such as maintaining records, collecting data, and providing information to customers.
  9. Starting salary
    $26,000
    Job openings
    57,335
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  Los Angeles, CA;  
    Job description:
    Urban and regional planners develop land use plans and programs that help create communities, accommodate population growth, and revitalize physical facilities in towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.
  10. Starting salary
    $26,000
    Job openings
    95,123
    Job description:
    Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.

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What can you do with an urban studies degree?

Zippia created an urban studies career map to help recent graduates find career paths. It's based on real resumes from job seekers with bachelor's degrees in urban studies. The map shows the most common jobs urban studies majors take throughout the first four jobs of their careers.

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Average urban studies major salary

Urban studies major salaries vary significantly by industry. Graduates with an urban studies bachelor's degree who work in the professional industry have an average salary of $57,780, while those graduates who work in the telecommunication industry have an average salary of $33,827. If pay is important to you, then you should look for urban studies jobs in the professional industry.

Average urban studies major salary by industry

RankIndustryAverage urban studies salary Urban studies salary range
1Professional
$57,780
$35k
$71k
2Government
$53,815
$35k
$71k
3Manufacturing
$48,765
$35k
$71k
4Retail
$48,764
$35k
$71k
5Technology
$47,791
$35k
$71k

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