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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges
$43,354 Avg Salary
$25,100 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #110 most popular major in the country with 1,613 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Urban & Regional Planning

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the # 4 spot on the list. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Prairie View.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 114
Arizona 39
New Mexico 11

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Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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