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2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$47,725 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,656 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

Urban Studies is the #195 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 82 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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 Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban Studies

$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the best value school in Pennsylvania for urban studies students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $20,362 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Pitt also claimed a spot on our Best Urban Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Albright College

Reading, PA
$27,678 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Albright College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Reading, Albright is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Albright are $27,678 a year.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UPenn are $61,710 a year.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Urban Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
$58,524 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban studies schools in Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 a year.

Carnegie Mellon also made our Best Urban Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #2.

Full Urban Studies at Carnegie Mellon University Report

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
$57,136 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great value for urban studies students. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drexel are $57,136 per year.

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#6

Haverford College

Haverford, PA
$60,940 Average Tuition & Fees

Haverford College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for urban studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Haverford, Haverford is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Haverford undergraduate students pay an average of $60,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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
New York 357
Maryland 23
New Jersey 12
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 0

More Urban Studies Rankings in Pennsylvania

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 6 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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