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2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
228 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in California 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 California, there were 358 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 228 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 66 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

UCLA also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at University of California - Irvine

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #3 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 14 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo are $21,009.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at San Diego State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at University of California - Davis

#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 Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 52 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#6 in overall quality

San Jose State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

San Jose State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Cal Poly Pomona is a large public school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 14 masters’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377.

Full California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

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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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