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Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

2023 Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$14,508 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,488 Avg Salary

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

With 20 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban studies is the #228 most popular major in Michigan.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for urban studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Urban Studies

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Our analysis found Wayne State University to be the best value school for urban studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Michigan. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wayne State are $15,199 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Dearborn is a great value for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UM Dearborn undergraduate students pay an average of $13,816 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Urban Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Urban Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 2 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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