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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges
$41,771 Avg Salary
$23,139 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #181 most popular major in the country with 2,419 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Urban & Regional Planning

Our 2023 rankings named California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo the best school in the Far Western US Region for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, urban planning graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo carry an average student debtload of $15,232.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, urban planning graduates from Cal Poly Pomona take out $19,270 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 393
Washington 117
Oregon 49
Hawaii 12

Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
General Architecture 4,982
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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