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2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$28,505 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Urban & Regional Planning

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best value school in the Plains States Region for urban and regional planning students. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $26,720 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$28,034 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KU are $28,034 a year.

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

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $25,446 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa State also did well on our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Iowa State University Report

The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $33,818 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 20% of our Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 5
Minnesota 41
Iowa 10
Kansas 6
Nebraska 9

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 4 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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