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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$38,646 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.

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 Value Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for urban planning students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Urban & Regional Planning

Our analysis found California State Polytechnic University - Pomona to be the best value school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Cal Poly Pomona undergraduate students pay an average of $19,319 in tuition and fees each year. On average, urban planning graduates from Cal Poly Pomona take out $19,270 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value urban and regional planning schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,105 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, urban planning graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo carry an average student debtload of $15,232.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $44,399 per year.

UC Davis also claimed a spot on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of California - Davis Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Seattle are $39,906 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW Seattle is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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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 #5 on this year’s Best Value 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 school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USC are $61,503 per year.

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

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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.

  • 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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