by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,507 people earned their degree in urban studies, making the major the 209th most popular in the United States. 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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 86 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their urban studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dillard University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Dillard University is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 4 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhodes College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%. The undergraduate 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.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Urban Studies at Tennessee State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. UNO is a medium-sized school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 9 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Urban Studies at University of New Orleans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Urban Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University
Morehouse College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Furman University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate 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.
College of Charleston ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Georgia State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 24 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Jackson State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 0 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, University of Louisville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Lipscomb University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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