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2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$47,808 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,983 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 4 degrees and certificates were awarded to urban studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #207 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best value experiences for urban studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Urban Studies Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban Studies

$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the best value school for urban studies students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Loyola Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $47,808 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL
$31,493 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Roosevelt University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Roosevelt are $31,493 a year.

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Best Value Urban Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Urban Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 13
Wisconsin 6

Urban Studies is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Urban Studies

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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