2024 Best Urban Studies/Affairs Schools in the Plains States Region
8Colleges in the Plains States Region
58Urban Affairs Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in urban studies/affairs, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #346 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of urban studies/affairs. Combined, these schools handed out 58 degrees in urban studies/affairs to qualified students.
Your choice of urban studies/affairs school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Urban Studies/Affairs School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Urban Studies/Affairs in the Plains States Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the urban affairs degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a degree in urban studies/affairs. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were about 3 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in urban studies/affairs. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 26 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in urban studies/affairs needs to look into Minnesota State University - Mankato. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the city of Mankato. A Best Colleges rank of #351 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Saint Cloud State University if you wish to pursue a degree in urban studies/affairs. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 5 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year.
Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis. This university ranks 28th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 6 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at Augsburg in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 1 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.
UNOMAHA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Omaha. This university ranks 5th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 6 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #328 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Duluth is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 urban studies/affairs students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available.
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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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Your choice of urban studies/affairs school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Urban Studies/Affairs School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
