by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Plains States region, there were 73 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,534 and $20,380 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree urban studies students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harris - Stowe State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Harris - Stowe State University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #3 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augsburg University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s urban studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 5 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 5 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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