by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Urban & Regional Planning, General. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Urban & Regional Planning is a major offered under the architecture and related services program of study at Iowa State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in urban planning, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Iowa State was ranked #33 on College Factual's Best Schools for urban planning list. It is also ranked #1 in Iowa.
Here are some of the other rankings for Iowa State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Iowa State paid an average of $968 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $336 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,042 | $23,230 |
| Fees | $1,274 | $1,274 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,001 | $1,001 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,193 | $9,193 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,430 | $2,430 |
Learn more about Iowa State tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Urban Planning students who received their bachelor’s degree at Iowa State took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 30% higher than the national average of $20,806.
urban planning who receive their bachelor’s degree from Iowa State make an average of $40,821 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $35,025.
Iowa State does not offer an online option for its urban planning bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa State Online Learning page.
About 53.8% of the students who received their BArch in urban planning in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.7% of the urban planning bachelor’s degrees at Iowa State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Urban & Regional Planning students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Urban & Regional Planning, General | 26 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to urban and regional planning.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Landscape Architecture | 25 |
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 83 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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