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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 488 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,608 and $24,725 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 152 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 12 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree urban studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this large public school awarded 68 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 28 masters’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #3 spot on the list. Queens College is a fairly large public school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 28 masters’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The New School landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 4 masters’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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Fordham University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Fordham University is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 6 masters’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Drexel University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 masters’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Eastern University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Eastern University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 masters’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
LIU Post did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.
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.
University of Delaware did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 0 masters’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 7 masters’s urban studies degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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