2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Urban & Regional Planning, General is the 264th most popular major in the country with 2,419 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 788 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in urban and regional planning, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great urban and regional planning, general programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the urban and regional planning, general program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 19 Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M College Station offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 40 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban design degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,283 of the 48,149 students enrolled at UW Seattle were GI Bill® students, of which 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #5 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Miami University - Oxford, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 18,880 students enrolled at Miami University - Oxford, 405 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 259 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,877. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Miami University - Oxford offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Miami University - Oxford]](/colleges/miami-university-oxford/student-life/veterans/)
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 17 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying urban design list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers New Brunswick, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rutgers New Brunswick offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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Cornell University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s urban design degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Cornell also took the #3 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Cornell supports 23,620 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Cornell Veteran Student Life Report
University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s urban design degrees to qualified students.
University of Arizona also took the #11 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,131 of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school awarded 50 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban design students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly Pomona, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 34 of the 30,014 students enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,486. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona]](/colleges/california-state-polytechnic-university-pomona/student-life/veterans/)
Iowa State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban design degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 814 of the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State were GI Bill® students, of which 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,933. During this same period, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban design students in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 25,628 students enrolled at University of Virginia - Main Campus, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s urban design degrees to qualified students.
UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 909 of the 40,826 students enrolled at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 498 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,806. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-cincinnati-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
University of North Texas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,038 of the 40,953 students enrolled at University of North Texas were GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,999. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Texas offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Ball State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s list. Ball State University is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 16 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying urban design list, Ball State has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ball State supports 21,597 students, and 455 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 182 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,124. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s urban design degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 22,440 students enrolled at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, 268 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,027. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo]](/colleges/california-polytechnic-state-university-san-luis-obispo/student-life/veterans/)
University of California - Davis landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s ranking. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Davis also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Among the 39,074 students enrolled at UC Davis, 31 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,489. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of California - Davis Veteran Student Life Report
Florida Atlantic University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
FAU also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18.Among the 30,805 students enrolled at FAU, 708 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 397 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,153. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida Atlantic University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #18, Temple University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban design students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying urban design list, Temple has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Temple supports 37,236 students, and 830 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 510 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,479. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Westfield State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Westfield, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban design students in 2020-2021.
Westfield also took the #20 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 5,395 students enrolled at Westfield, 197 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,224. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Westfield offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Westfield State University Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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