Urban & Regional Planning is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #178 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of urban & regional planning. Combined, these schools handed out 207 bachelor's degrees in urban & regional planning to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Urban & Regional Planning School for Your Bachelor's Degree
Your choice of urban & regional planning for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average Earnings
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on urban & regional planning students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other urban & regional planning students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt urban & regional planning students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized urban & regional planning related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for urban & regional planning students working on their bachelor's degree.
The urban planning school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Urban & Regional Planning in Arizona
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in urban & regional planning.
Top Arizona Schools for a Bachelor's in Urban Planning
University of Arizona is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's 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.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the urban planning program earn about $40,037 for their early career.
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in urban & regional planning has to check out Arizona State University - Tempe. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe.
Bachelor's recipients from the urban & regional planning degree program at Arizona State University - Tempe earn $2,306 more than the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Arizona State University - Skysong is a great option for individuals interested in a bachelor's 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.
Urban & Regional Planning bachelor's degree recipients from Arizona State University - Skysong receive an earnings boost of about $2,306 over the typical earnings of urban & regional planning graduates.
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).