2027 Best Value Transportation Infrastructure Planning Schools
[Transportation Infrastructure Planning](/majors/social-services-public-administration/public-administration/transportation-infrastructure-planning/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong transportation infrastructure planning education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for transportation infrastructure planning students.
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Finding the Best Value Transportation Infrastructure Planning School for You
Where you study transportation infrastructure planning affects both what you pay and what you earn. That is why we developed our Best Value Transportation Infrastructure Planning Schools ranking. It weighs the cost of a degree against the outcomes graduates go on to achieve, so you can find the strongest return on your investment.
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2027 Best Value Transportation Infrastructure Planning Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the transportation infrastructure planning degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Transportation Infrastructure Planning Schools
Our analysis ranked Texas Southern University the best value for a degree in transportation infrastructure planning in the United States. Located in the city of Houston, Texas Southern University is a moderately-sized public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $8,637, compared with $21,473 for out-of-state students. Transportation Infrastructure Planning graduates carry a median of $35,330 in student loans. Soon after graduation, transportation infrastructure planning degree recipients from Texas Southern University generally make around $52,223. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 97%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University earned it the #2 place for transportation infrastructure planning. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $15,948, compared with $37,764 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $23,393 to complete the transportation infrastructure planning program here. Transportation Infrastructure Planning graduates of Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University earn a median of $74,121 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $23,393 median debt. Roughly 55% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Southern California earned it the #3 place for transportation infrastructure planning. Set in the city of Los Angeles, University Of Southern California is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $71,647 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for transportation infrastructure planning graduates is $15,625. Early-career transportation infrastructure planning graduates make about $78,453. That is a strong return on a $15,625 median debt. Roughly 10% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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