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

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

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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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

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

#1

Savannah State University

Savannah, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban affairs degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Savannah State University also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah State University are $14,906, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 Vallue Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 2 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678.

Full University of New Orleans Urban Studies/Affairs Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Vallue Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. 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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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 17 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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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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