2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree School for You
Urban & Regional Planning is the #156 most popular major in Virginia with 63 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Urban & Regional Planning
Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in Virginia for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality for urban planning in Virginia.
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Out of the 2 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $20,906 per year.
University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 57 |
| North Carolina | 70 |
| Florida | 156 |
| Tennessee | 7 |
| Kentucky | 8 |
| South Carolina | 22 |
| Louisiana | 10 |
| Alabama | 26 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
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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 2 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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