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2022 Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$33,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Urban & Regional Planning is the 170th most popular major in the country with 2,548 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Far Western US region, there were 553 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,008 and $36,427 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the urban and regional planning program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The urban planning school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree urban planning students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 3 doctorate’s urban planning degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree urban planning students whose families make $75-$110k list, UW Seattle has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 5 doctorate’s urban planning degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree urban planning students whose families make $75-$110k list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning at UC Berkeley

#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning at UCLA

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s urban planning students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Manoa Urban & Regional Planning Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s urban planning students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning at University of California - Irvine

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s urban planning degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Southern California Urban & Regional Planning 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

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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