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2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 161 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s urban affairs students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295.

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#2

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.

Cleveland State University also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Roosevelt University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 4 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Roosevelt, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt are $21,605.

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#4

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Xavier University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Xavier is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Xavier also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier University are $12,076, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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