2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning 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 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 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools
Our analysis found New York University to be the best value school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NYU are $56,500 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great value for urban and regional planning students. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMCP are $38,638 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NJIT are $34,034 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NJIT also did well on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morgan State are $18,480 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Georgetown also did well on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.
UPenn excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Cornell University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell are $61,015 per year. Urban Planning majors at Cornell take out an average of $17,800 in student loans while working on their egree.
Cornell also made our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.
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With a ranking of #8, The City College of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for urban and regional planning students. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCNY are $15,290 a year.
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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbia are $62,466 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia also is in the top 10% of our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Pratt Institute - Main landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value urban and regional planning programs. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pratt Institute are $55,590 a year.
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 13 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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