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2023 Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$34,270 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,488 Avg Salary

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

With 357 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban studies is the #131 most popular major in New York.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in New York 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 New York

Check out the urban studies bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Urban Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The Graduate Center are $7,410 a year.

The Graduate Center excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#2

Hunter College

New York, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Hunter College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value urban studies schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hunter are $7,382 a year.

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#3

Queens College

Queens, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at QC are $7,538 per year. The average amount in student loans that urban studies majors at QC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,781.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Albany. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAlbany are $10,408 a year.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great value for urban studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University at Buffalo are $10,782 per year.

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#6

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo State ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Buffalo State are $8,486 a year.

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#7

Barnard College

New York, NY

Barnard College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Barnard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Barnard are $59,687 a year.

Barnard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Full Urban Studies at Barnard College Report

Columbia University in the City of New York 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. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia are $62,466 a year.

Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NYU are $56,500 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 15% of our Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.

Read full report on Urban Studies at New York University

#10

Canisius College

Buffalo, NY

Canisius College 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Buffalo, Canisius is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Canisius undergraduate students pay an average of $30,910 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Urban Studies at Canisius College Report

Best Value Urban Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Urban Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 82
Maryland 23
New Jersey 12
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 0

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

Majors Similar to Urban Studies

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 14 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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