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 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 Missouri” 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 Missouri, there were 14 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Missouri” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in urban studies. That schools that top this list have a program in urban studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Missouri” list to help you make the college decision.
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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 Missouri”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Missouri 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.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #2 spot on the list. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Missouri list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Missouri list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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