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2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
311 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,548 people earned their degree in urban and regional planning, general, making the major the 241st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 487 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 311 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban and regional planning, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality urban and regional planning, general programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the urban and regional planning, general program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $13,270 for southwest region bachelor’s degree urban design students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 79 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,466 for southwest region bachelor’s degree urban design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Arizona.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arizona Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $8,921 for southwest region bachelor’s degree urban design students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $9,082 for southwest region bachelor’s degree urban design students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at University of North Texas

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 75 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $12,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree urban design students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full ASU - Skysong Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,292 for southwest region bachelor’s degree urban design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas State University.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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