2025 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Arizona
3Colleges in Arizona
239Urban Planning Degrees Awarded
$56,992Avg Early-Career Salary
Urban & Regional Planning is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #183 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of urban & regional planning. Combined, these schools handed out 239 degrees in urban & regional planning to qualified students.
Your choice of urban & regional planning school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Urban & Regional Planning School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Urban & Regional Planning Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Urban & Regional Planning in Arizona
The schools below may not offer all types of urban planning degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Arizona is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 61 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the urban planning program state that they receive average early career wages of $40,037.
Arizona State University - Tempe is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in urban & regional planning. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were approximately 83 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the urban planning program state that they receive average early career income of $48,765.
It's hard to beat Arizona State University - Skysong if you want to pursue a degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 92 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the urban planning program make an average of $46,954 in the first couple years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of urban & regional planning school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Urban & Regional Planning School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
