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2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
198 Degrees Awarded
$35,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master's in New York 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 Master’s in New York 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 New York, there were 247 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 198 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in New York (With Aid)

#1

The City College of New York

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

CCNY also took the #0 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree urban design students with aid list, Columbia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree urban design students with aid list, Cornell has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #4 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo also took the #4 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

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#6

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#6 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. Pratt Institute - Main is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

Pratt Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute - Main are $35,226, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

The New School

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

The New School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. New School University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New School University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642.

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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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