by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 453 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 122 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban and regional planning, general. That schools that top this list have a program in urban and regional planning, general in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at TSU
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at UNM
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 26 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at UT Austin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Urban & Regional Planning, General Report
University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 10 masters’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%.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at University of Arizona
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s urban design 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at Texas A&M University - College Station
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at UT Arlington
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