2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

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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 Pennsylvania, there were 93 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the urban studies/affairs program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree urban affairs students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies/Affairs in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania

$13,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Eastern University is a small school located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2019-2020.

EU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at EU are $13,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at EU

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Affairs Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban affairs students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Urban Studies/Affairs Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” 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 full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Drexel

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

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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