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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the New England Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Urban Studies/Affairs is the 346th most popular major in the country with 1,507 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 110 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in urban studies/affairs. That schools that top this list have a program in urban studies/affairs in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the New England Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in the New England Region

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Trinity College
Hartford, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Trinity College Urban Studies/Affairs Report

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Worcester State University
Worcester, Massachusetts

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Worcester State University is a public institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at Worcester State University

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the New England Region list. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Brown University

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #4 spot on the list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at UCONN

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #5 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Full Boston University Urban Studies/Affairs Report

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Hampshire College
Amherst, Massachusetts

Hampshire College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the New England Region ranking. Hampshire is a small school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 0 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Hampshire College

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