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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

4 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$8,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Urban Studies/Affairs is the 341st most popular major in the country with 1,475 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 121 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in urban studies/affairs. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality urban studies/affairs programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the urban studies/affairs program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban affairs students in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $201 for new england region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Brown University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Hartford, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban affairs students in 2019-2020.

Trinity Bantams also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Trinity College is $6,256 for new england region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive 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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

Worcester State University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban affairs students in 2019-2020.

Worcester State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Worcester State is $16,011 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Affairs students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Worcester State University

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Connecticut is $12,381 for new england region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at UCONN

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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