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2022 Best Value Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
487 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban and regional planning, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent urban and regional planning, general programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 ’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,023 for southwest region urban design students with aid per year to attend UT Austin.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 75 ’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region urban design students with aid.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 108 ’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Urban Design students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 92 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Urban Design students with aid.

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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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 99 ’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Urban Design students with aid.

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%.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at Texas A&M University - College Station

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at San Antonio is $13,853 for southwest region urban design students with aid.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 22 ’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region urban design students with aid per year to attend Texas State University.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s urban design degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Urban Design students with aid.

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University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region urban design students with aid list, UNT has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,086 for Southwest Region Urban Design students with aid per year to attend UNT.

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

Full UNT Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

#9

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

Prairie View A & M University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s urban design degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

PVAMU also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $14,582 for southwest region urban design students with aid per year to attend PVAMU.

Full Prairie View A & M University Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

#10

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Urban Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 9 ’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for southwest region urban design students with aid.

Full UNM 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%.

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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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