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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in Virginia (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Virginia, there were 73 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, 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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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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