2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

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 Master’s in Oregon” 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 Oregon, there were 27 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in Oregon.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies in Oregon

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 1 masters’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Urban Studies at Portland State University

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Andrew Bossi.

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