2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

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 “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Urban Studies/Affairs is the 341st most popular major in the country with 1,475 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 46 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban studies/affairs. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent urban studies/affairs 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/affairs 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 Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$21,605 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 4 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

Roosevelt also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt University are $21,605, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Roosevelt Urban Studies/Affairs Report

#2

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 2 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154.

Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Loyola University Chicago

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs (Income $0-$30k)

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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