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2026 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Virginia

2 Colleges in the United States
$21,010 Avg Student Debt
$84,280 Avg Median Earnings (10yr)
2026 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Badge [Urban & Regional Planning](/majors/architecture-and-related-services/urban-and-regional-planning/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value urban & regional planning schools.

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2026 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Virginia

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the urban & regional planning degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools

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University Of Virginia Main Campus tops our 2026 list of the best value urban & regional planning schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University Of Virginia Main Campus is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $23,118, while out-of-state students pay about $61,591. Urban & Regional Planning graduates carry a median of $18,627 in student loans. Early-career urban & regional planning graduates make about $58,018. Set against $18,627 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 17% of applicants are accepted.

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value urban & regional planning schools. Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. Students from in state pay about $15,948 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $37,764. Students borrow a median of $23,393 to complete the urban & regional planning program here. Urban & Regional Planning graduates of Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University earn a median of $61,042 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 55% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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