by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region urban design students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #1 spot on the list. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 13 ’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Prairie View A & M University
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 Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 86 ’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Arizona Urban & Regional Planning, General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 89 ’s 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 more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Arizona State University - Skysong
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 95 ’s urban design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #5 spot on the list. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s urban design degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at TSU
With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 65 degrees to qualified ’s urban design students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Urban & Regional Planning, General Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified ’s urban design students in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Urban & Regional Planning, General Report
Texas State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified ’s urban design students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s urban design degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Texas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 10 ’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
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 UNT
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 12 ’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at UTSA
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s urban design degrees to 17 students 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%.
Full The University of Texas at Arlington Urban & Regional Planning, General Report
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 0 ’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full NMSU Main Campus Urban & Regional Planning, General Report
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