2025 Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Plains States Region
4Colleges in the Plains States Region
127Urban Design Degrees Awarded
Urban & Regional Planning, General is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #264 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 127 degrees in urban & regional planning, general to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Urban & Regional Planning, General School
Your choice of urban & regional planning, general school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Urban & Regional Planning, General School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Urban & Regional Planning, General Degree Level
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Best Schools for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Plains States Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the urban design degrees they offer, see the list below.
Iowa State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in urban & regional planning, general. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were about 40 urban & regional planning, general students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in urban & regional planning, general. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 31 urban & regional planning, general students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in urban & regional planning, general. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 6 urban & regional planning, general students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of Kansas if you want to pursue a degree in urban & regional planning, general. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 16 urban & regional planning, general students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.
Urban & Regional Planning, General is one of 0 different types of Urban & Regional Planning programs to choose from.
Notes and References
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, general school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Urban & Regional Planning, General School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
