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2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 523 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 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.

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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 39 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

Hunter also took the #3 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter College are $20,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Queens College

Queens, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Queens College is located in Queens, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.

QC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Queens College are $21,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #3 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban affairs degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban affairs students in 2019-2020.

Rowan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at Rowan

#5

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.

LIU Post also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at LIU Post

#6

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Eastern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. EU is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.

EU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern University are $13,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Drexel University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Drexel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #6 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at Drexel University

#8

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#5 in overall quality

Fordham University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s urban affairs degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Fordham U also took the #5 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham University are $23,846.

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#9

The New School

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, The New School did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University also made our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at The New School are $47,642, 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%.

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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