City, Community, and Regional Planning Programs by Earnings
Updated
This page ranks 17 City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning programs in the United States by the median earnings of City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning graduates four years after completing, highest first. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads the list with median earnings of $80,820 after completing.
Across the listed programs, the figure ranges from $80,820 to $31,839, with a median of $61,173. For 3 of the 17 programs the earnings figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one.
Public institutions account for 16 of the 17 programs, or 94% of the list. California State Polytechnic University-Pomona ranks 15th on Azimuth's composite ranking among the 1,467 public and private nonprofit four-year institutions Azimuth ranks nationally. Florida Atlantic University posts the lowest average net price at $8,752.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA | $80,820 | $16,665 | $7,529 | 31.3% |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo ranks 1st on this list with median earnings of $80,820 for its City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning graduates four years after completing, alongside an admission rate of 31%. | |||||
| 2 | University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ | $76,360 | $16,674 | $13,353 | 86.1% |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning completers who borrowed from University of Arizona left with a median federal debt of $24,863, while the program's median earnings four years after completing reached $76,360. | |||||
| 3 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA | $73,413 | $14,091 | $6,384 | 39.2% |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus reports an average net price of $14,091 and median earnings of $73,413 for its City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona, CA | $72,704 | $11,531 | $7,851 | 75.2% |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona is 15th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and posts median earnings of $72,704 for its City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | Texas A&M University-College Station · College Station, TX | $70,592 | $21,315 | $12,784 | 57.4% |
| Texas A&M University-College Station admits 57% of applicants and reports median earnings of $70,592 for its City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ | $68,786 | $24,406 | $16,343 | 58.2% |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick shows a median federal debt of $21,500 across all of its borrowers who completed, and the program's median earnings four years after completing sit at $68,786. | |||||
| 7 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ | $68,163 | $14,967 | $9,070 | 89.9% |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion ranks 7th on this list, with median earnings of $68,163 for its City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $14,967. | |||||
| 8 | Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL | $66,093 | $8,752 | $3,022 | 66.1% |
| Florida Atlantic University posts the lowest average net price on the page at $8,752, and its City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning graduates earn a median of $66,093 four years after completing. | |||||
| 9 | Iowa State University · Ames, IA | $61,173 | $18,589 | $10,582 | 88.7% |
| Iowa State University reports median earnings of $61,173 for its City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning graduates four years after completing, with 29 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 10 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus · Cincinnati, OH | $60,699 | $25,648 | $17,974 | 85.3% |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus carries an average net price of $17,974 for families earning under $30,000, and its City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning graduates earn a median of $60,699 four years after completing. | |||||
| 11 | Westfield State University · Westfield, MA | $59,524 | $16,721 | $10,751 | 81.4% |
| Westfield State University admits 81% of applicants and shows a median federal debt of $23,628 among City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 12 | Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH | $57,573 | $17,339 | $4,885 | 60.6% |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus reports median earnings of $57,573 for its City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $4,885 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 13 | Ball State University · Muncie, IN | $55,663 | $14,940 | $7,834 | 85.5% |
| Ball State University reports median earnings of $55,663 for its City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $14,940. | |||||
| 14 | Texas State University · San Marcos, TX | $55,625 | $16,805 | $12,715 | 89.3% |
| Texas State University ranks 40th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, and its City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning completers who borrowed left with a median of $20,792 in federal loans. | |||||
| 15 | University of Virginia-Main Campus · Charlottesville, VA | $55,338 | $21,565 | $8,174 | 16.8% |
| With an admission rate of 17%, University of Virginia-Main Campus ranks 15th on this list and reports median earnings of $55,338 for its City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 16 | Cornell University · Ithaca, NY | $42,682 | $28,690 | $1,776 | 8.8% |
| Cornell University, a private nonprofit university in Ithaca, has an average net price of $1,776 for families earning under $30,000 and an admission rate of 9%. | |||||
| 17 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania · Indiana, PA | $31,839 | $16,804 | $12,364 | 90.8% |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania ranks 17th on this list, with median earnings of $31,839 for its City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning graduates four years after completing. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning graduates four years after completing, or two years for programs that report only a two-year figure, highest first. The figures are medians for federally aided completers of the program who were working and not enrolled, measured after completing. For 3 of the 17 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The spread from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo to the bottom of the list is $48,981, and the gap between California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and University of Arizona is $4,460.
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