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2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$24,871 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,534 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, urban studies was ranked #186 in the country. In fact 432 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region 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. 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 the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban Studies

$21,718 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Nebraska at Omaha to be the best value school for urban studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNOMAHA are $21,718 a year.

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$28,023 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMKC are $28,023 per year.

Full Urban Studies at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best urban studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1
Minnesota 0
Nebraska 4

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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