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2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$39,544 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,060 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #127 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 46 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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 Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban & Regional Planning

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
$17,378 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Temple University to be the best value school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Temple are $17,378 per year.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Temple University Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.

UPenn also made our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #2.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 224
Maryland 9
New Jersey 10
District of Columbia 25

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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