by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 2,419 people earned their degree in urban and regional planning, making the major the 183rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, urban and regional planning graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,745 and had an average of $23,296 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 453 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,354 and $25,100 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in urban and regional planning. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in urban and regional planning.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree urban planning students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Southwest Region. TSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Southwest Region. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s urban planning degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 1 doctorate’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Urban & Regional Planning Report
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