2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,419 people earned their degree in urban and regional planning, general, making the major the 264th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 571 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 354 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in urban and regional planning, general. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their urban and regional planning, general program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree urban design students.
Top 18 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 31 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Portland State University Urban & Regional Planning, General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at UCLA
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 53 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 UW Seattle Urban & Regional Planning, General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban design degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at San Jose State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full USC Urban & Regional Planning, General Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Oregon did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 18 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at University of Oregon
With a ranking of #7, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 30 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at UC Irvine
University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at University of Hawaii at Manoa
With a ranking of #9, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Eastern Washington University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Cheney, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Eastern Washington University
With a ranking of #11, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly Pomona is a large public school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 11 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
California State University - Northridge came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - Northridge is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 CSUN
San Diego State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban design degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at San Diego State University
University of California - Davis ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at UC Davis
With a ranking of #15, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at UC Berkeley
With a ranking of #16, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 0 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
Washington State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at Washington State University
California State University - Chico came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - Chico is a fairly large school located in Chico, California that handed out 0 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Chico 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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