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2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$34,161 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,771 Avg Salary

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for urban planning 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 & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the urban planning bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California State Polytechnic University - Pomona the best value school in the United States for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal Poly Pomona are $19,319 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, urban planning graduates from Cal Poly Pomona carry an average student debtload of $19,270.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value urban and regional planning schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, urban planning graduates from ASU - Skysong carry an average student debtload of $28,551. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $436.

ASU - Skysong also claimed a spot on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great value for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 per year. Urban Planning majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out an average of $15,232 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 5% of our Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNT are $20,906 a year.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida Atlantic University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value urban and regional planning schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FAU are $17,324 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, urban planning majors at FAU accumulate an average of around $27,251 in student debt.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Ball State undergraduate students pay an average of $27,524 in tuition and fees each year.

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Iowa State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year. The average amount in student loans that urban planning majors at Iowa State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,344.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

MIT undergraduate students pay an average of $55,878 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIT is ranked #1 for overall quality for urban planning in the United States.

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.

Miami University - Oxford undergraduate students pay an average of $36,288 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Miami University - Oxford is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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#10

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree urban and regional planning programs. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Yale undergraduate students pay an average of $59,950 in tuition and fees each year.

Yale also claimed a spot on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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Urban & Regional Planning by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
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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 averages are for the top 23 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).
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