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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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.

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 Plains States Region ranking.

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.

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

Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree School

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

28 Bachelor's Degrees

#14 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$25,446 Average Tuition & Fees

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

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

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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