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2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$15,223 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 12 degrees and certificates were awarded to urban studies students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #200 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Jersey 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.

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 New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban Studies

$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the best value school in New Jersey for urban studies students. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $15,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that urban studies majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out is $27,000.

Full Urban Studies at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

$15,657 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Camden landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Rutgers Camden undergraduate students pay an average of $15,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that urban studies majors at Rutgers Camden take out is $27,000.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Rutgers University - Camden

$14,208 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means William Paterson University of New Jersey is a great value for urban studies students. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at William Paterson University are $14,208 a year.

Read full report on Urban Studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey

Best Value Urban Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 82
New York 357
Maryland 23
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 0

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 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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