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2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$33,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

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

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131.

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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 - Irvine. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

UC Irvine also took the #5 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s urban design degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s urban design degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree urban design students whose families make $48-$75k list, UH Manoa has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550.

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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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