2027 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Iowa
Urban & Regional Planning programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their urban & regional planning programs.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best urban & regional planning schools.
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Best Schools for Urban & Regional Planning in Iowa
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall urban & regional planning education in Iowa.
Top Schools in Urban & Regional Planning
Our analysis ranked Iowa State University the best school in the country for a degree in urban & regional planning. Set in the city of Ames, Iowa State University is a very large public institution. Roughly 75% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 18 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their urban & regional planning degree from Iowa State University earn around $49,419 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
