2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 58 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,800 and $23,625 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the urban studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Master’s in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies in the Plains States Region

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #1 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree urban studies students list, Minnesota State Mankato has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Urban Studies Report

#2

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban studies students in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Urban Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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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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