2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” 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 Tennessee, there were 25 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban studies. 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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Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee urban studies students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Urban Studies in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$12,443 Average Net Price

$40,670 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Schools in Tennessee” ranking. It costs about $12,443 for tennessee urban studies students with aid per year to attend Tennessee State University.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Tennessee State University

#2

Rhodes College

Memphis, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$27,540 Average Net Price

$35,286 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhodes College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified ’s urban studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rhodes College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Schools in Tennessee” ranking. It costs about $27,540 for Tennessee Urban Studies students with aid per year to attend Rhodes College.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Urban Studies at Rhodes College

• Best Value Colleges for Urban Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value 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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Andrew Bossi.

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