2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

With 23 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban studies is the #178 most popular major in Maryland.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland to see which 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.

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 Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Urban Studies Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban Studies

#1

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

2 Degrees

$6,809 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Coppin State University to be the best value school for urban studies students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Coppin is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coppin are $6,809 per year.

Full Urban Studies at Coppin State University Report

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, MD

15 Degrees

#2 in Quality in Maryland

$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Maryland list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year.

UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Urban Studies Schools in Maryland list.

Full Urban Studies at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

6 Degrees

#8 in Quality in Maryland

$10,464 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Maryland list. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

Towson undergraduate students pay an average of $10,464 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Urban Studies at Towson University Report

Best Value Urban Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Urban Studies Related Majors for Urban Studies

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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