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2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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81 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,475 people earned their degree in urban studies/affairs, making the major the 341st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 175 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 81 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Rhodes College

Memphis, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhodes College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Rhodes College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,061 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Rhodes College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at Rhodes College

#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNO is a medium-sized school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 6 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO also took the #6 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Orleans is $10,362 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UNO Urban Studies/Affairs Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #3 spot on the list. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 33 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Commonwealth University is $17,529 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University

#4

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee State University also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee State University is $11,711 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

Furman University

Greenville, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Furman University landed the #5 spot on the list. Furman University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.

Furman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Furman is $21,335 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 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.

Full Furman University Urban Studies/Affairs Report

#6

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

College of Charleston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban affairs students in 2019-2020.

C of C did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,910 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend College of Charleston.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at C of C

#7

Dillard University

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Dillard University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Dillard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Dillard University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Dillard University is $16,367 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Affairs students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Dillard University Urban Studies/Affairs Report

#8

Morehouse College

Atlanta, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Morehouse College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Morehouse College is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.

Morehouse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Morehouse College is $30,520 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Morehouse College Urban Studies/Affairs Report

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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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