2022 Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Urban Education & Leadership is the 521st most popular major in the country with 810 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 79 urban education and leadership graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 urban education and leadership graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban education and leadership. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent urban education and leadership programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the urban education and leadership program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree urban education and leadership students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Education & Leadership in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 5 doctorate’s urban education and leadership degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 9 doctorate’s urban education and leadership degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree urban education and leadership students list, UWM has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$26,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s urban education and leadership students in 2019-2020.

IUPUI also made our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013.

Read full report on Urban Education & Leadership at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Education & Leadership

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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