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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, urban and regional planning was ranked #181 in the country. In fact 2,419 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 1 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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

Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree School

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, urban planning graduates from Iowa State take out $23,344 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Iowa State University

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 19
Minnesota 41
Kansas 6
Iowa 38
Nebraska 9
South Dakota 1

One of 8 majors within the area of study, urban and regional planning has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Urban Planning

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 values are for the top school 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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