2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 1,475 people earned their degree in urban studies/affairs, making the major the 341st most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 56 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in urban studies/affairs. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great urban studies/affairs programs and cost less that 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/affairs program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$55,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 25 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168.

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#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 11 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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