2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Education & Leadership
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Urban Education & Leadership is the 521st most popular major in the country with 810 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 542 urban education and leadership graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 19 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the urban education and leadership program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s.
Top 19 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Education & Leadership
Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the #1 spot on the list. Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s urban education and leadership degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Providence, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Providence College are $9,750, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 50 degrees to qualified masters’s urban education and leadership students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Union, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Union University are $10,671, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s list. Loyola Marymount University is a medium-sized school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 236 masters’s urban education and leadership degrees in 2019-2020.
Loyola Marymount also made our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Marymount University are $19,756.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the #4 spot on the list. Ewing, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban education and leadership degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
TCNJ also made our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TCNJ are $15,883.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cardinal Stritch University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s urban education and leadership degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cardinal Stritch, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cardinal Stritch University are $11,760.
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Park University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Parkville, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 47 degrees to qualified masters’s urban education and leadership students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Park University, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Northeastern Illinois University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s ranking. Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree urban education and leadership students list, Northeastern Illinois University has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern Illinois University are $17,032, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified masters’s urban education and leadership students in 2019-2020.
UNLV also made our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962.
Temple University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s ranking. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s urban education and leadership degrees to qualified students.
Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Florida International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban education and leadership students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s list. The Graduate Center, CUNY is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s urban education and leadership degrees to qualified students.
The Graduate Center not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center, CUNY are $23,640.
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Buffalo State did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban education and leadership degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Buffalo State, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Buffalo State are $23,905.
Metropolitan State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s ranking. Metropolitan State University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s urban education and leadership degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree urban education and leadership students list, Metro State has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Metropolitan State University are $17,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Holy Names University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s ranking. Holy Names University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at HNU, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at HNU are $18,590, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Touro University California came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s ranking. Touro University California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Vallejo, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree urban education and leadership students list, TUC has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Touro University California are $31,020, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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New Jersey City University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 47 masters’s urban education and leadership degrees in 2019-2020.
NJCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Jersey City University are $26,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Pepperdine University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Malibu, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban education and leadership students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree urban education and leadership students list, Pepperdine has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pepperdine are $36,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #18, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 13 masters’s urban education and leadership degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree urban education and leadership students list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Brown University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s ranking. Brown is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 12 masters’s urban education and leadership degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- 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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