by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Urban & Regional Planning, General. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Urban & Regional Planning is a major offered under the architecture and related services program of study at Florida Atlantic University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in urban planning, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at FAU was ranked #56 on College Factual's Best Schools for urban planning list. It is also ranked #5 in Florida.
Here are some of the other rankings for FAU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at FAU paid an average of $722 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $203 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,522 | $14,374 |
| Fees | $2,357 | $2,950 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,248 | $1,248 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,030 | $12,030 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $6,618 | $6,618 |
Learn more about FAU tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Urban Planning students who received their bachelor’s degree at FAU took out an average of $20,500 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $20,806.
urban planning who receive their bachelor’s degree from FAU make an average of $44,170 a year during the early days of their career. That is 26% higher than the national average of $35,025.
Online degrees for the FAU urban planning bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the FAU Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their BArch in urban planning in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in urban planning at FAU in 2019-2020, 54.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Urban & Regional Planning students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Urban & Regional Planning, General | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to urban and regional planning.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Architecture | 26 |
| Environmental Design | 17 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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