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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southwest Region

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$43,354 Avg Salary
$25,100 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #110 most popular major in the country with 1,613 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Urban & Regional Planning program at each school on the list.

Check out the urban planning programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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#5

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the # 5 spot on the list. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Prairie View.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban and regional planning programs. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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Texas Southern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, TSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 114
Arizona 39
New Mexico 11

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 10 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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