by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Urban & Regional Planning, General is the 264th most popular major in the country with 2,193 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 447 urban & regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 urban & regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in urban & regional planning, general. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in urban & regional planning, general.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree urban design students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s urban design degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 9 doctorate’s urban design degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Texas A&M College Station Urban & Regional Planning, General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s urban design degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at UT Austin
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Southwest Region. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s urban design degrees to 83 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at ASU - Tempe
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