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2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$34,761 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,203 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

In 2020-2021, 139 degrees and certificates were awarded to urban and regional planning students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #129 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban & Regional Planning

$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,439 per year.

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$55,878 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MIT are $55,878 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIT is ranked #1 for overall quality for urban planning in Massachusetts.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harvard are $55,587 a year.

Harvard also made our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA
$11,139 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Westfield are $11,139 a year.

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Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 5
New Hampshire 17
Maine 9
Rhode Island 9
Vermont 0

Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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