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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,507 people earned their degree in urban studies/affairs, making the major the 346th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 133 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 urban studies/affairs graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban studies/affairs. To top this list, a school must have a successful urban studies/affairs program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree urban affairs students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Xavier is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s urban affairs degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois 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 1 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
DePaul University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. DePaul University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s urban affairs degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Urban Studies/Affairs Report
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