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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

4 Colleges
$41,771 Avg Salary
$23,139 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Urban & Regional Planning program at each school on the list.

Check out the urban planning bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in urban planning at Iowa State, 61% are male and 39% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, urban planning graduates from Iowa State carry an average student debt load of $23,344.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Iowa State University Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

About 67% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Missouri State University - Springfield

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at South Dakota State University Report

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning schools 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

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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