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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 311 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the urban and regional planning, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The urban design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $18,810 for southwest region bachelor’s degree urban design students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban design degrees to 79 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,399 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 80 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,033 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #4 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 75 bachelors’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Skysong also took the #4 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $15,891 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $14,250 for southwest region bachelor’s degree urban design students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $15,377 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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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%.

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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