2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master'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.
The Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Top 10 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best value school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.
Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.
NYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NJIT are $34,760 per year.
NJIT also claimed a spot on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Morgan State University is a great value for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.
Morgan State graduate students pay an average of $17,559 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Georgetown graduate students pay an average of $55,128 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgetown also is in the top 5% of our Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Temple University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.
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The City College of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CCNY are $20,832 a year.
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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for urban and regional planning students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.
Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, Pratt Institute - Main did quite well on this year’s best value schools for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
Pratt Institute graduate students pay an average of $36,396 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $26,178 per year.
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Request InformationBest Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State
Explore the best urban and regional planning schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 78 |
| New York | 244 |
| Maryland | 12 |
| New Jersey | 27 |
| District of Columbia | 25 |
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Majors Related to Urban Planning
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 10 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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