by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Great Lakes region, there were 133 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 110 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in urban studies/affairs. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their urban studies/affairs program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 48 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at Cleveland State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Elmhurst is a small school located in Elmhurst, Illinois that handed out 6 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wheaton College Illinois is located in Wheaton, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Wheaton College Illinois
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of Wooster. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Wooster, Ohio, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, 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 87%.
Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Wooster College
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.
Full Wright State University - Main Campus Urban Studies/Affairs Report
University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at University of Michigan - Dearborn
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Urban Studies/Affairs Report
With a ranking of #9, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban affairs students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Ohio University - Athens Campus
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban affairs students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, 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 88%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Urban Studies/Affairs Report
With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban affairs students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. OHIO Chillicothe is a small public school situated in Chillicothe, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus Urban Studies/Affairs Report
Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Ironton, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Spring Arbor University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Spring Arbor University is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
University of Toledo landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban affairs students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at University of Toledo
With a ranking of #12, Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Eastern is a small public school situated in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Eastern Campus Urban Studies/Affairs Report
Aquinas College Michigan ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Aquinas College Michigan is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Aquinas College Michigan
Ohio Wesleyan University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. OWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Delaware, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Lancaster, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban affairs students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Ohio University - Lancaster Campus
Ohio University - Zanesville Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Zanesville is located in Zanesville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at Ohio University - Zanesville Campus
Northwestern University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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