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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
150 Degrees Awarded
$11,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 553 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 150 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW Seattle is $7,467 for far western us region bachelor’s degree urban design students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UC Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 41 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Davis is $10,769 for far western us region bachelor’s degree urban design students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 18 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $14,680 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Cal Poly Pomona is $9,630 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cheney, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban design degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EWU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Washington University is $8,821 for far western us region bachelor’s degree urban design students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern California is $16,252 for far western us region bachelor’s degree urban design students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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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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