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2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 119 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in urban and regional planning, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great urban and regional planning, general programs and 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 Master’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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree urban design students with aid list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #0 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 13 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 13 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #4 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 16 masters’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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

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#7

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. PVAMU is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree urban design students with aid list, PVAMU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at PVAMU are $17,071, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 9 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #7 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, 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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