by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 71 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,341 and $26,852 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in urban studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular urban studies programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio bachelor’s degree urban studies students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Urban Studies at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Urban Studies at Wright State University - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Wooster. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Wooster, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. OHIO Eastern is a public institution located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is a small school located in Lancaster, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Ohio University - Southern Campus is a small public school situated in Ironton, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Urban Studies at Ohio University - Southern Campus
With a ranking of #6, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Ohio University - Zanesville Campus is a public institution located in Zanesville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Urban Studies at Ohio University - Zanesville Campus
Ohio Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Delaware, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Chillicothe, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus Urban Studies Report
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