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

8 Ranked Colleges
81 Degrees Awarded
$33,100 Avg Salary
Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 175 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,800 and $32,813 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 81 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great urban studies programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Rhodes College

Memphis, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhodes College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Rhodes College also made our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $20,749 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Rhodes College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national 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. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Urban Studies at Rhodes College

#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of New Orleans is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Orleans is $11,967 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Urban Studies at University of New Orleans

#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban studies degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tennessee State University is $14,540 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Urban Studies at Tennessee State University

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend VCU is $20,868 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University

#5

Furman University

Greenville, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Furman University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.

Furman also took the #2 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Furman University is $22,225 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Furman University

#6

Dillard University

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

Dillard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Dillard University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 5 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Dillard University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Dillard University is $19,132 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Urban Studies at Dillard University

#7

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

College of Charleston landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. C of C is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 4 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

C of C did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend College of Charleston is $20,250 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8

Morehouse College

Atlanta, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

Morehouse College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Morehouse is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morehouse, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $29,553 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Morehouse College.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Urban Studies at Morehouse

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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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