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2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$14,601 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,639 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 81 degrees and certificates were awarded to urban studies students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #147 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for urban studies majors pursuing a .

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban Studies

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
$14,174 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in Virginia for urban studies students. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Tech are $14,174 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for urban studies in Virginia.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Virginia Tech

$15,028 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Virginia list. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

VCU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, urban studies graduates from VCU carry an average student debtload of $23,752.

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Best Value Urban Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 28
Tennessee 21
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.

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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