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2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 161 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the urban studies/affairs program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban affairs students in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295.

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#2

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 2 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $75-$110k list, Cleveland State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Roosevelt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $75-$110k list, Roosevelt has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt are $21,605.

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#4

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the #4 spot on the list. Xavier is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $75-$110k list, Xavier has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier are $12,076, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154.

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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%.

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  • *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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