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2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
228 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Urban & Regional Planning, General is the 241st most popular major in the country with 2,548 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 358 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 228 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in urban and regional planning, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great urban and regional planning, general programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the urban and regional planning, general program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 19 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at SDSU

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #4 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a large school located in San Luis Obispo, California that handed out 14 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo are $21,009.

Full Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #5 spot on the list. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at UC Davis

#6

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#6 in overall quality

San Jose State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. San Jose State University is a large school located in San Jose, California that handed out 38 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jose State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at San Jose State University

#5 in overall quality

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Pomona, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban design degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cal Poly Pomona Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

#8

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 52 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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