2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the urban studies/affairs program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at Virginia Tech

#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#4 in overall quality

$13,678 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #2 spot on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s urban affairs degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UNO also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at University of New Orleans

#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. UofL is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 5 doctorate’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575.

Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at UofL

#4

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s urban affairs degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at Tulane University of Louisiana

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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%.

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.

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