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

5 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 175 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban studies/affairs. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality urban studies/affairs programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

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

#1

Savannah State University

Savannah, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Savannah State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Savannah State University is a small school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 2 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $75-$110k list, Savannah State University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah State University are $14,906, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at Savannah State University

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban affairs students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Full Virginia Tech Urban Studies/Affairs Report

#3

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #3 spot on the list. UNO is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree urban affairs students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNO has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at UNO

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Urban Studies/Affairs Report

#5

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified masters’s urban affairs students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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