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 Westfield State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in urban planning, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Westfield was ranked #40 on College Factual's Best Schools for urban planning list. It is also ranked #3 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Westfield.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Westfield paid an average of $330 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $970 | $7,050 |
| Fees | $10,169 | $10,169 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,070 | $1,070 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,139 | $11,139 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,672 | $2,672 |
Learn more about Westfield tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Urban Planning students who received their bachelor’s degree at Westfield took out an average of $21,500 in student loans. That is 3% higher than the national average of $20,806.
The median early career salary of urban planning students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Westfield is $39,729 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $35,025.
Online degrees for the Westfield 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 Westfield Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in urban planning in 2019-2020, 46.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39.8%.
Around 15.4% of urban planning bachelor’s degree recipients at Westfield in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 13 |
*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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