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

8 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master's 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 119 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the urban and regional planning, general program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree urban design students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 16 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #0 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 27 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #5 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Prairie View A & M University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Prairie View A & M University are $17,071, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 9 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, 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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