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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
69 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 “Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes region, there were 208 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,300 and $34,140 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the urban and regional planning program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 1 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban planning degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s urban planning degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Ball State University is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 7 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2019-2020.

Ball State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 8 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UWM is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s urban planning degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, 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%.

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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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