by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 1,453 people earned their degree in urban studies/affairs, making the major the 346th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 450 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 136 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in urban studies/affairs. That schools that top this list have a program in urban studies/affairs in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree urban affairs students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Hunter is a large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 63 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #2 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at The Graduate Center
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. QC is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 22 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 10 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at New School University
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s urban affairs students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of the District of Columbia Urban Studies/Affairs Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 20 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Urban Studies/Affairs at University of Maryland - College Park
Fordham University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Drexel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Delaware came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UD is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
LIU Post came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LIU Post is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookville, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 6 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Urban Studies/Affairs at Rutgers New Brunswick
Eastern University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Affairs Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. EU is a medium-sized school located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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