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2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$42,282 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,043 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

With 224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban and regional planning is the #91 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value programs for urban planning students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in New York

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

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban & Regional Planning

$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The City College of New York to be the best value school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCNY are $7,340 a year.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at The City College of New York

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
$61,015 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great value for urban and regional planning students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell are $61,015 per year.

Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in New York list.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Cornell University Report

#3

New York University

New York, NY
$56,500 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great value for urban and regional planning students. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NYU are $56,500 per year.

NYU also claimed a spot on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at New York University Report

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$10,782 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great value for urban and regional planning students. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University at Buffalo are $10,782 per year.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University at Buffalo Report

$62,466 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $62,466 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Columbia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in New York list.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Columbia University in the City of New York

#6

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY
$55,590 Average Tuition & Fees

Pratt Institute - Main did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Pratt Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $55,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 46
Maryland 9
New Jersey 10
District of Columbia 25

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 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Arcaddmarketing.

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