2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Education & Leadership (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2019-2020, 810 people earned their degree in urban education and leadership, making the major the 521st most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 79 urban education and leadership graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 urban education and leadership graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in urban education and leadership. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality urban education and leadership programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the urban education and leadership program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Education & Leadership (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$26,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s urban education and leadership degrees to qualified students.

IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s urban education and leadership degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

Read full report on Urban Education & Leadership at UIC

#3

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Urban Education & Leadership at UWM

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Education & Leadership (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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