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Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$26,745 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,882 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, urban and regional planning was ranked #110 in the country. In fact 1,613 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for urban planning students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the urban planning master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Urban & Regional Planning

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of I are $29,148 a year.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of Idaho

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 47
Idaho 4

One of 8 majors within the area of study, urban and regional planning has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 schools only.

  • 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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