2025 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Far Western US Region
8Colleges in the Far Western US Region
476Urban Planning Degrees Awarded
$56,992Avg Early-Career Salary
Urban & Regional Planning isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #183 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 476 degrees in urban & regional planning annually.
Your choice of urban & regional planning school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Urban & Regional Planning School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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 the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Urban & Regional Planning in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the urban planning degree levels they offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Urban Planning
University of Southern California is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in urban & regional planning. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 43 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the urban & regional planning major at University of Southern California earn $6,591 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 65 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year. Those urban & regional planning students who get their degree from University of California - Los Angeles make $12,365 more than the standard urban planning grad.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 75 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, urban planning degree recipients generally make an average of $57,276 in their early careers.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were about 51 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, urban planning degree recipients typically earn around $47,832 in their early careers.
Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Pomona. This university ranks 60th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 54 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the urban planning program make about $45,960 for their early career.
UO is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Eugene. This university ranks 1st out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 12 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the urban planning program make around $53,962 in their early career salary.
Portland State University is a very large public university located in the city of Portland. This university ranks 5th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 33 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the urban planning program make about $57,357 in their early career salary.
UH Manoa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Honolulu. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were about 21 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the urban planning program earn an average of $55,556 in the first couple years of working.
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. We derive our Best Overall Urban & Regional Planning School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
