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2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,475 people earned their degree in urban studies, making the major the 210th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, urban studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $37,971 and had an average of $24,376 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 10 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality urban studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the urban studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 10 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia also made our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of the District of Columbia is $14,743 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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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