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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Texas

9 Colleges
$42,471 Avg Salary
$24,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #162 most popular major in Texas with 172 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas to see which programs were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for urban and regional planning students. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, urban planning graduates from Texas A&M College Station carry an average student debt load of $21,500.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 9 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, urban planning graduates from Texas State carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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#5

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

The excellent programs at Prairie View A & M University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in Texas. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Prairie View.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Texas ranking. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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Texas Southern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban and regional planning programs. Located in the city of Houston, TSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 270
New Mexico 11

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 9 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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