by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,507 people earned their degree in urban studies/affairs, making the major the 346th most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 15 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools in Illinois” ranking looked at 3 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools in Illinois” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Affairs Schools in Illinois.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools in Illinois list. Roosevelt University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 3 ’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
Roosevelt also took the #3 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Roosevelt is $21,678 for Illinois Urban Affairs students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheaton College Illinois landed the #2 spot on the list. Wheaton, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s urban affairs degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Wheaton College Illinois also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $25,692 for Illinois Urban Affairs students per year to attend Wheaton College Illinois.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at Wheaton College Illinois
Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Elmhurst University landed the #3 spot on the list. Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.
Elmhurst also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $20,100 for Illinois Urban Affairs students per year to attend Elmhurst University.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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