2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in Louisiana

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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 Louisiana, there were 15 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban studies/affairs. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great urban studies/affairs programs and cost less that 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 Doctorate in Louisiana

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in Louisiana

#1

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$13,678 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana list. UNO is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 1 doctorate’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at UNO

#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s urban affairs students in 2019-2020.

Tulane also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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