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2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$33,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 553 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 26 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 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 Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456.

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#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s urban design degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550.

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#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

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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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