2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 91 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 19 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in urban and regional planning, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent urban and regional planning, general programs, but they also 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 Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at UPenn

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General (Income $0-$30k)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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