2024 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in Illinois
2Colleges in Illinois
15Urban Affairs Degrees Awarded
A degree in urban studies/affairs is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #346 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for urban studies/affairs students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 15 degrees in urban studies/affairs to qualified students.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Urban Studies/Affairs in Illinois
The schools below may not offer all types of urban affairs degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Wheaton College Illinois is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in urban studies/affairs. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wheaton College Illinois is a great college overall.
There were roughly 5 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Elmhurst University if you want to pursue a degree in urban studies/affairs. Located in the large suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 6 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at Elmhurst in the most recent year we have data available.
Roosevelt University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in urban studies/affairs. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 38th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 3 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent year we have data available.
One of 0 majors within the Urban Studies area of study, Urban Studies/Affairs has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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