2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Michigan, there were 17 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,161 and $25,915 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 2 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Urban Studies/Affairs Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan bachelor’s degree urban affairs students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in Michigan

#1

University of Michigan - Dearborn

Dearborn, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$11,473 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #1 spot on the list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 5 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn is $11,473 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Urban Affairs students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at UM Dearborn

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$13,965 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan list. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 12 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Wayne State University is $13,965 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Urban Affairs students.

Full Wayne State Urban Studies/Affairs Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Andrew Bossi.

Featured Political and Social Sciences Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >