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2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$29,623 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

Urban Studies is the #178 most popular major in Tennessee with 21 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban Studies

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN
$8,336 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for urban studies students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tennessee State University are $8,336 a year.

Full Urban Studies at Tennessee State University Report

#2

Rhodes College

Memphis, TN
$50,910 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rhodes College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rhodes College are $50,910 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Rhodes College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Urban Studies Schools in Tennessee list.

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Best Value Urban Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 28
Virginia 81
Kentucky 3
South Carolina 13
Louisiana 17
Mississippi 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 2 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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