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2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$23,342 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate 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. 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.

The Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Urban & Regional Planning

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 per year.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value urban and regional planning schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Texas A&M University - College Station

Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UTSA graduate students pay an average of $27,560 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 172
Arizona 270
New Mexico 11

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 4 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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