2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies in District of Columbia (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

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 studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree urban studies students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$15,894 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $15,894 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Urban Studies students with aid per year to attend University of the District of Columbia.

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.

Full University of the District of Columbia Urban Studies Report

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Andrew Bossi.

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