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2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$8,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,475 people earned their degree in urban studies, making the major the 210th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, urban studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $37,971 and had an average of $24,376 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 121 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,200 and $32,125 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in urban studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent urban studies 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 studies 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 Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 25 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Brown has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $201 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Brown University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Urban Studies at Brown University

#2

Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Trinity Bantams did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Trinity Bantams is $6,256 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Trinity Bantams

#3

Worcester State University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban studies students in 2019-2020.

Worcester State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Worcester State is $16,011 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Worcester State University

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 21 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCONN has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCONN is $12,381 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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%.

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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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