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2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Urban Studies is the 209th most popular major in the country with 1,507 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, urban studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,193 and had an average of $21,495 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 168 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,639 and $23,752 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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.

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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Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Urban Studies in the Southeast Region

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,301 for Southeast Region Urban Studies students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Urban Studies at Virginia Tech

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University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s urban studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

UofL also made our “Best Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for UofL is $16,828 for southeast region urban studies students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Urban Studies at UofL

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Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Tennessee State University also made our “Best Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $11,867 for Southeast Region Urban Studies students per year to attend Tennessee State University.

Full Tennessee State University Urban Studies Report

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified ’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.

Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia State is $17,242 for southeast region urban studies students.

Full Georgia State Urban Studies Report

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 62 ’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend VCU is $20,490 for southeast region urban studies students.

The low undergrad 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%.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Urban Studies Report

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College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina

College of Charleston landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 9 ’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region urban studies students list, C of C has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend C of C is $19,654 for southeast region urban studies students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Urban Studies at C of C

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Morehouse College
Atlanta, Georgia

Morehouse College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.

Morehouse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Morehouse is $34,608 for Southeast Region Urban Studies students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Morehouse College Urban Studies Report

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Rhodes College
Memphis, Tennessee

Rhodes College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 ’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Rhodes College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rhodes College is $25,881 for Southeast Region Urban Studies students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Urban Studies at Rhodes College

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Furman University
Greenville, South Carolina

With a ranking of #9, Furman University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Furman is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 4 ’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region urban studies students list, Furman has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Urban Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $32,563 for Southeast Region Urban Studies students per year to attend Furman University.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate 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.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Furman

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