2022 Best Vallue Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Plains States region, there were 58 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,800 and $23,625 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great urban studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the urban studies 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Vallue Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree urban studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s urban studies students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Minnesota State Mankato

#2

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Urban Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 2 masters’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Urban Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies (Income Over $110k)

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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