2026 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Kansas
[Urban & Regional Planning](/majors/architecture-and-related-services/urban-and-regional-planning/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong urban & regional planning education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for urban & regional planning students.
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2026 Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Kansas
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
Leading the list is University Of Kansas, our #1 best value for urban & regional planning in Kansas. University Of Kansas is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,102, compared with $30,432 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for urban & regional planning graduates is $23,608. Early-career urban & regional planning graduates make about $52,241. Set against $23,608 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 94% 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 1 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).
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