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2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s” ranking looked at 52 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban and regional planning. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality urban and regional planning programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the urban and regional planning program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s”.

Top 25 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 54 degrees to qualified masters’s urban planning students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying urban planning list, USC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, USC supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. To help with additional expenses, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Southern California Veteran Student Life Report

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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 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M University - College Station supports 70,418 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 44 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 30,092 students enrolled at UNC Chapel Hill, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNC Chapel Hill does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/student-life/veterans/)

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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 #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 29 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

Ohio State also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16.Among the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban planning degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of Washington - Seattle Campus supports 48,149 students, and 1,283 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 769 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s ranking. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 11,254 students enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 129 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,024. During this same period, 32 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Massachusetts Institute of Technology]](/colleges/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s ranking. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 53,372 students enrolled at University of Florida, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

Full University of Florida Veteran Student Life Report

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban planning degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying urban planning list, UCLA has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 44,589 students enrolled at UCLA, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,071. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Cornell University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s ranking. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s urban planning degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.

Cornell also took the #4 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell University were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Cornell University]](/colleges/cornell-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 28 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona State University - Tempe offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

Georgetown University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s list. Georgetown University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 19 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown University, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $30,300. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #12, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban planning degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Among the 18,025 students enrolled at UH Manoa, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,153. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 28 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 17,809 students enrolled at University of Miami, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,198. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Miami does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full U Miami Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s ranking. University of Virginia - Main Campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s urban planning degrees to qualified students.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of Virginia - Main Campus supports 25,628 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full University of Virginia Veteran Student Life Report

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s ranking. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Among the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State University, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,819. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida State University]](/colleges/florida-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s ranking. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban planning students in 2020-2021.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn, 1,499 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,423. To help with additional expenses, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Auburn does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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New York University
New York, New York

New York University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s urban planning degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.

NYU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

[Read full report on veteran student life at NYU]](/colleges/new-york-university/student-life/veterans/)

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With a ranking of #18, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s list. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified masters’s urban planning students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying urban planning list, UC Irvine has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 36,303 students enrolled at UC Irvine, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,620. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of California - Irvine Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 40 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying urban planning list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

Full UMN Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report

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With a ranking of #20, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s list. Georgia Tech is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 40 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus, 430 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,376. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full Georgia Tech Veteran Student Life Report

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Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 10 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

Iowa State also took the #23 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State University, 814 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,933. During this same period, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Iowa State University]](/colleges/iowa-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s ranking. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban planning students in 2020-2021.

Our most recent data shows that 70 of the 26,744 students enrolled at University of Kansas were GI Bill® students, of which 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,917. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Kansas offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 KU Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #23 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban planning degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.

Among the 24,723 students enrolled at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus]](/colleges/university-of-colorado-denver/student-life/veterans/)

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 26 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying urban planning list, UT Austin has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #25 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Planning for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 11 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

Cal Poly Pomona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 30,014 students enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona, 34 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,486. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Cal Poly Pomona does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Veteran Student Life Report

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