2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for urban planning students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban & Regional Planning
Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best value school in the Plains States Region for urban and regional planning students. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $26,720 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.
KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,034 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year. Urban Planning majors at Iowa State take out an average of $26,475 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa State also did well on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 15% of our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Explore the best urban and regional planning colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 19 |
| Minnesota | 41 |
| Kansas | 6 |
| Iowa | 38 |
| Nebraska | 9 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
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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 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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