2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Urban Studies is the 210th most popular major in the country with 1,475 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 29 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $19,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 1 doctorate’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695.

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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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