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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
311 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban design degrees to 80 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Arizona State University - Tempe

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 54 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree urban design students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Texas A&M College Station

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students with aid.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 79 bachelors’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

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. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students with aid.

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

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree urban design students with aid list, Texas State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree urban design students with aid.

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#6 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #5 spot on the list. 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 also took the #6 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students with aid per year to attend University of North Texas.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UNT Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

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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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