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2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

3 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,548 people earned their degree in urban and regional planning, general, making the major the 241st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 487 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in urban and regional planning, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality urban and regional planning, general programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 1 doctorate’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

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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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