2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the Far Western US region, there were 379 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,317 and $16,434 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in urban studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent urban studies programs, but they also cost less that 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 Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree urban studies students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.

Portland State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Urban Studies at Portland State University

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Urban Studies at USC

• Best Value Doctor’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.

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