by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Urban Studies is the 209th most popular major in the country with 1,507 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, urban studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,193 and had an average of $21,495 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 20 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,000 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Michigan” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in urban studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful urban studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Michigan” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Michigan”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #2 spot on the list. UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spring Arbor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Michigan list. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spring Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 0 ’s urban studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Urban Studies Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Aquinas College Michigan landed the #3 spot on the list. Aquinas College Michigan is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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