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2026 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Arizona

[Urban & Regional Planning](/majors/architecture-and-related-services/urban-and-regional-planning/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for urban & regional planning students.

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• Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Arizona

2026 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Arizona

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

1

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

$12,223 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,009 Avg Student Debt

$62,668 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in urban & regional planning, no school beat Arizona State University this year. Located in the city of Tempe, Arizona State University is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $12,223 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $33,139. Students borrow a median of $27,009 to complete the urban & regional planning program here. Early-career urban & regional planning graduates make about $52,150. Set against $27,009 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 90% of applicants are accepted.

2

University Of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

$13,573 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,000 Avg Student Debt

$59,979 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Arizona earned it the #2 place for urban & regional planning. Located in the city of Tucson, University Of Arizona is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,573, while out-of-state students pay about $39,903. Urban & Regional Planning graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, urban & regional planning degree recipients from University Of Arizona generally make around $40,037. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. Roughly 86% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.