by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Urban Studies/Affairs is the 346th most popular major in the country with 1,507 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 168 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 86 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in urban studies/affairs. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular urban studies/affairs programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban affairs students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 11 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhodes College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Charleston. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban affairs students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Furman University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Furman University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Dillard University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Morehouse College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of Louisville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban affairs degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Lipscomb University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 0 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Jackson State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban affairs students in 2020-2021.
Georgia State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 24 bachelors’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
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