2026 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in Rhode Island
Urban Studies/Affairs programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for urban studies/affairs students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Urban Studies/Affairs in Rhode Island
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the urban studies/affairs degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Urban Studies/Affairs
Brown University tops our 2026 ranking of the best urban studies/affairs schools. Located in the city of Providence, Brown University is a large private not-for-profit university. About 96% of students finish within six years. About 15 urban studies/affairs degrees were awarded at Brown University in the most recent year. Graduates of the urban studies/affairs program make about $48,731 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $14,000.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
