by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Ohio, there were 84 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,712 and $31,750 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in urban studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in urban studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 56 degrees to qualified ’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Wooster landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Wooster, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’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 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the #3 spot on the list. Xavier University is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified ’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Urban Studies Report
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Ohio University - Lancaster Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio list. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is located in Lancaster, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Ohio University - Lancaster Campus Urban Studies Report
University of Toledo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 0 ’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio list. Ohio University - Zanesville Campus is located in Zanesville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.
Ohio University - Eastern Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio list. Located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #7. Chillicothe, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s urban studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Ohio Wesleyan University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio list. Delaware, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s urban studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio University - Southern Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in Ohio list. OHIO Southern is a small public school situated in Ironton, Ohio. It awarded 0 ’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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