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2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$31,929 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,066 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #181 most popular major in the country with 2,419 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southeast 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the urban planning programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $20,622 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Charlotte also is in the top 20% of our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

The excellent programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Georgia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,964 in tuition and fees each year.

Georgia Tech also made our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Auburn are $31,986 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Auburn also is in the top 5% of our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UGA are $31,108 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UGA also did well on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great value for urban and regional planning students. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $17,324 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USF Tampa also is in the top 20% of our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL
$17,324 Average Tuition & Fees

Florida Atlantic University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #6 on the list. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FAU are $17,324 a year. While working on their degree, urban planning majors at FAU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value urban and regional planning programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $36,891 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill also is in the top 5% of our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#8

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #8, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for urban and regional planning students. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clemson are $38,550 per year.

Clemson 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 Southeast Region list.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Clemson University Report

#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

With a ranking of #9, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s best value schools for urban and regional planning students. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U Miami are $54,760 a year.

U Miami also claimed a spot on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#10

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #10, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best value schools for urban and regional planning students. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $33,857 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Virginia Tech

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 57
Virginia 63
North Carolina 70
Florida 156
Tennessee 7
Kentucky 8
South Carolina 22
Louisiana 10
Alabama 26
Mississippi 3

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

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 17 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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