2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

In 2020-2021, 57 degrees and certificates were awarded to urban and regional planning students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #74 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Georgia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for urban planning students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for urban planning majors pursuing a .

Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban & Regional Planning

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

9 Degrees

#4 in Quality in Georgia

$12,068 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the best value school in Georgia for urban and regional planning students. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UGA undergraduate students pay an average of $12,068 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UGA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Georgia list.

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#2

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Atlanta, GA

41 Degrees

#1 in Quality in Georgia

$12,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Tech are $12,852 per year.

Georgia Tech also took the #1 spot in our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Georgia rankings.

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#3

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA

3 Degrees

$38,840 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the # 3 spot on the list. SCAD is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Savannah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCAD are $38,840 a year.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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