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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Ranked Colleges
90 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Middle Atlantic Region” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 411 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 90 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the urban and regional planning, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree urban design students.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Middle Atlantic Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUP, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is $22,448 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 9 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $21,654 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree urban design students per year to attend Rutgers New Brunswick.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Temple University is $23,521 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree urban design students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Temple University

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 35 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cornell University is $40,126 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Cornell University 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%.

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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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