by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Urban Studies is the 209th most popular major in the country with 1,453 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , urban studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $39,193 and had an average of $21,768 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 191 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,639 and $29,162 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 74 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in urban studies.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree urban studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norfolk State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Norfolk State University is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 masters’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Urban Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified masters’s urban studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Savannah State University is a small school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 0 masters’s urban studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Urban Studies at Savannah State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s urban studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Old Dominion University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Old Dominion University is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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