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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Urban Studies is the 210th most popular major in the country with 1,475 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 29 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $19,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great urban studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the urban studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The urban studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boise State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Boise State is $16,073 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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%.

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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