2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking.

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 the Plains States region, there were 58 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in the Plains States Region

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s urban affairs students in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374.

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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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