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2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$42,676 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,983 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 15 degrees and certificates were awarded to urban studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #244 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban Studies

$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the best value school in Illinois for urban studies students. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 a year.

Loyola Chicago excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Urban Studies Schools in Illinois list.

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#2

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL
$31,493 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Illinois list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Roosevelt are $31,493 per year.

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$40,820 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wheaton College Illinois are $40,820 per year.

Wheaton College Illinois excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Urban Studies Schools in Illinois list.

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#4

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL
$39,400 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Illinois list. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elmhurst.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Elmhurst are $39,400 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Elmhurst also did well on our Best Urban Studies Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Urban Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 20
Ohio 84
Wisconsin 14

Urban Studies is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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