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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
289 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Urban & Regional Planning, General is the 264th most popular major in the country with 2,419 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 453 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 289 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in urban and regional planning, general. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in urban and regional planning, general.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 89 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at ASU - Skysong

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at University of Arizona

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 66 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Arizona State University - Tempe

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at Texas A&M University - College Station

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Texas State University Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full UNT Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban design students in 2020-2021.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

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