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2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
81 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking.

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

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.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban studies/affairs. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent urban studies/affairs programs, but they also 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in the Southeast Region

#1

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New Orleans 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 estimated yearly cost for UNO is $11,193 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students.

Full University of New Orleans Urban Studies/Affairs Report

#2

Dillard University

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dillard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Dillard University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 5 bachelors’s urban affairs 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 $17,128 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Affairs students.

Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Dillard University

#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to 12 students 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. It costs about $12,443 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Affairs students per year to attend Tennessee State University.

Full Tennessee State University Urban Studies/Affairs Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 33 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students list, VCU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Commonwealth University is $22,021 for southeast region 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 Virginia Commonwealth University

#5

Morehouse College

Atlanta, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehouse College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Morehouse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Morehouse is $31,327 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at Morehouse College

#6

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, College of Charleston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. C of C is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students list, C of C has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for C of C is $19,000 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students.

Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at College of Charleston

#7

Rhodes College

Memphis, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Rhodes College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban affairs students in 2019-2020.

Rhodes College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rhodes College is $27,540 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Affairs students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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.

Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Rhodes College

#8

Furman University

Greenville, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Furman University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

Furman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Furman University is $30,861 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Affairs students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Furman University

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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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