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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$35,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Urban & Regional Planning, General is the 241st most popular major in the country with 2,548 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 411 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in urban and regional planning, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent urban and regional planning, general programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 5 doctorate’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Columbia University in the City of New York

#4

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #5 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 6 doctorate’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Rutgers New Brunswick

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality

University at Buffalo ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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