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

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$17,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 29 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great urban studies/affairs programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the urban studies/affairs program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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  • *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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