2026 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Georgia
[Urban Studies](/majors/social-sciences/urban-studies/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong urban studies education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for urban studies students.
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2026 Best Value Urban Studies Schools in Georgia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the urban studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Urban Studies Schools
For return on investment in urban studies, no school beat Georgia State University this year. Set in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State University is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $8,664 in tuition and fees, compared with $24,840 for out-of-state students. Urban Studies graduates carry a median of $26,091 in student loans. Soon after graduation, urban studies degree recipients from Georgia State University generally make around $52,589. Set against $26,091 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 55%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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