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2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$31,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality urban studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s urban studies students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Urban Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Tech Urban Studies Report

#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #2 spot on the list. UD is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 8 doctorate’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also made our “Best Urban Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192.

Read more about Urban Studies at UD

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 5 doctorate’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Urban Studies at University of Southern California

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #4 spot on the list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 1 doctorate’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Urban Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Utah Urban Studies Report

#5

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Urban Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Portland State University

#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Louisville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. UofL is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 5 doctorate’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Urban Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575.

Full University of Louisville Urban Studies Report

#7

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#9 in overall quality

University of New Orleans ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s urban studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UNO also took the #9 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678.

Read more about Urban Studies at UNO

#8

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

Cleveland State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Cleveland State University

#9

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s urban studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Urban Studies at Tulane University of Louisiana

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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