2024 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

a master's degree in urban & regional planning is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #92 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of urban & regional planning. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 38 master's degrees in urban & regional planning during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to urban & regional planning students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other urban & regional planning students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for urban & regional planning to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized urban & regional planning related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for urban & regional planning students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Urban & Regional Planning Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Urban & Regional Planning in Arizona

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in urban & regional planning.

Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Urban Planning

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

28 Annual Graduates

$48,072 Median Starting Salary

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the urban planning program make around $48,072 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in urban & regional planning from Arizona State University - Tempe

2

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

10 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is a great choice for students pursuing a master's degree in urban & regional planning. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson.More information about a master’s in urban & regional planning from University of Arizona

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	73
New Mexico	114	11

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Urban & Regional Planning Related Rankings by Major

Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of Architecture & Related Services programs to choose from.

Urban Planning Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning, General	38

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology	78
Real Estate Development	37
Interior Architecture	8
General Architecture	7
Landscape Architecture	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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