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2023 Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$29,708 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,488 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Urban Studies is the #208 most popular major in the country with 1,507 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for urban studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Green Bay the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Green Bay.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Green Bay are $16,091 a year.

Read full report on Urban Studies at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

#2

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cleveland State University is a great value for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Cleveland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,654 in tuition and fees each year. Urban Studies majors at Cleveland State University take out an average of $32,816 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wright State University - Main Campus is a great value for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

Wright State University - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $19,252 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Urban Studies at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $21,475 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Urban Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value urban studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $22,810 per year.

Full Urban Studies at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

Wheaton College Illinois ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wheaton.

Wheaton College Illinois undergraduate students pay an average of $40,820 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wheaton College Illinois also is in the top 20% of our Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Wheaton College Illinois

#7

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree urban studies programs. Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Elmhurst undergraduate students pay an average of $39,400 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for urban studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $27,111 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wayne State are $32,727 a year.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Wayne State University

University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UM Dearborn are $28,048 a year.

Full Urban Studies at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

Best Urban Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best urban studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 20
Ohio 84
Illinois 15
Wisconsin 14

One of 12 majors within the area of study, urban studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Andrew Bossi.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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