2022 Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Ohio” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Ohio, there were 129 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,800 and $28,392 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in urban and regional planning. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent urban and regional planning programs, but they also 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 Doctorate in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio doctor’s degree urban planning students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning in Ohio

#1

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s urban planning degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Cincinnati, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$26,644 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 3 doctorate’s urban planning degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

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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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