2024 Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Urban & Regional Planning is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #178 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 78 bachelor's degrees in urban & regional planning to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to urban & regional planning students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of urban & regional planning students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for urban & regional planning to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized urban & regional planning related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for urban & regional planning students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Urban & Regional Planning Schools

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 the Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Urban & Regional Planning in Ohio

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in urban & regional planning.

Top Ohio Schools for a Bachelor's in Urban Planning

1

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

40 Annual Graduates

$38,233 Median Starting Salary

$25,250 Median Student Debt

Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the urban planning program report average early career wages of $38,233.

More information about a bachelor’s in urban & regional planning from Ohio State University - Main Campus

2

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

16 Annual Graduates

$43,408 Median Starting Salary

$25,464 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in urban & regional planning needs to check out University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those urban & regional planning students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus make $2,588 more than the standard urban planning graduate.

More information about a bachelor’s in urban & regional planning from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	8
Indiana	235	16
Wisconsin	213	1

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Urban & Regional Planning Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Architecture & Related Services area of study, Urban & Regional Planning has other similar majors worth exploring.

Urban Planning Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning, General	78

Majors Similar to Urban Planning

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Architecture	268
Interior Architecture	45
Environmental Design	39
Architectural Sciences & Technology	39

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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