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2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$42,768 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,188 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for urban planning majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools

#1

New York University

New York, NY

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 school with a very large student population.

NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in tuition and fees each year.

NYU also claimed a spot on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

NJIT undergraduate students pay an average of $34,034 in tuition and fees each 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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#4

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD
$18,480 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morgan State are $18,480 per year.

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#5

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgetown are $59,957 a year.

Georgetown also claimed a spot on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UPenn 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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#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

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 city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Cornell undergraduate students pay an average of $61,015 in tuition and fees each year. Urban Planning majors at Cornell take out an average of $17,800 in student loans while working on their egree.

Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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$15,290 Average Tuition & Fees

The City College of New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value urban and regional planning programs. CCNY is a large public school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCNY are $15,290 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for urban and regional planning students. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $62,466 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia 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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#10

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY
$55,590 Average Tuition & Fees

Pratt Institute - Main landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value urban and regional planning programs. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pratt Institute are $55,590 per 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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 78
New York 244
Maryland 12
New Jersey 27
District of Columbia 25

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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