2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You
Urban Studies is the #186 most popular major in the country with 432 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Urban Studies Schools ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for urban studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for urban studies majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Urban Studies Schools
Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for urban studies students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at The Graduate Center are $15,360 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, The Graduate Center is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Urban Studies Schools list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Xavier undergraduate students pay an average of $42,460 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Schools list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,732 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Urban Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Schools list. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $21,475 per year.
Read full report on Urban Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Schools list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hunter are $15,332 per year.
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Schools list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNOMAHA are $21,718 per year.
Virginia Tech ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Schools list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Virginia Tech are $33,857 a year.
Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Urban Studies Schools list.
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for urban studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.
UCO undergraduate students pay an average of $18,917 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Schools list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMCP are $38,638 a year.
UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Urban Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Loyola University Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value urban studies programs. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 a year.
Urban Studies by Region
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Majors Related to Urban Studies
Urban Studies is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics | 6,173 |
| International Relations & National Security | 5,010 |
| Political Science & Government | 2,664 |
| Geography & Cartography | 2,315 |
| Sociology | 1,907 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Andrew Bossi.
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