2022 Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Urban Education & Leadership is the 521st most popular major in the country with 810 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 89 urban education and leadership graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 72 urban education and leadership graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the urban education and leadership program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree urban education and leadership students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Education & Leadership (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 13 masters’s urban education and leadership degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also made our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Urban Education & Leadership at Vanderbilt

#2

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 2 masters’s urban education and leadership degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida International University Urban Education & Leadership Report

#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Nova Southeastern University is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 1 masters’s urban education and leadership degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also took the #0 spot in our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Urban Education & Leadership at Nova Southeastern University

#4

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$10,671 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Urban Education and Leadership Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 masters’s urban education and leadership degrees to qualified students.

Union not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Urban Education & Leadership Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Union are $10,671.

Full Union University Urban Education & Leadership Report

• Best Value Master’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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