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2022 Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
198 Degrees Awarded
$35,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,548 people earned their degree in urban and regional planning, making the major the 170th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, urban and regional planning graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,040 and had an average of $39,156 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 247 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,160 and $65,931 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 198 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban and regional planning. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great urban and regional planning programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the urban and regional planning program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree urban planning students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning (Income $30-$48k) in New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 52 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s urban planning degrees to qualified students.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

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#3

The City College of New York

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban planning degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

CCNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

New York University

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban planning students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

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#6

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York

Pratt Institute - Main came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Pratt Institute - Main is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s urban planning degrees to qualified students.

Pratt Institute also took the #6 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute - Main are $35,226, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

The New School

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

The New School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 12 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The New School are $47,642, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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