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2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree urban design students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 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 Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 24 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 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 Austin are $22,886.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 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 The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. ASU - 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 also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban design degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PVAMU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Prairie View A & M University are $17,071, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree urban design students list, UNM has also earned the #7 rank 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

University of Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 13 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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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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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