2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #205 most popular major in Maryland with 12 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maryland 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban & Regional Planning

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, MD

5 Degrees

#2 in Quality in Maryland

$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best value school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $10,955 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMCP also made our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

4 Degrees

$8,008 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morgan State are $8,008 a year.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Morgan State University

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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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