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2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$14,601 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,639 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

With 41 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban studies is the #96 most popular major in Virginia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban Studies

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
$14,174 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for urban studies students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Tech are $14,174 a year.

Virginia Tech also made our Best Urban Studies Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #3.

Full Urban Studies at Virginia Tech Report

$15,028 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in Virginia. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at VCU are $15,028 per year.

Full Urban Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

Best Value Urban Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 26
Kentucky 3
Louisiana 4
South Carolina 3

One of 12 majors within the area of study, urban studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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