Best Schools for City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning in 2026
These are the top schools offering City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning graduate earns $42,023/yr across 15 schools.
All City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Programs Ranked
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| # | Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona, CA |
64
60–66 |
$45,960/yr | High | 23.0x |
| 2 |
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Iowa State University · Ames, IA |
58
55–59 |
$44,146/yr | High | 13.7x |
| 3 |
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Texas A & M University-College Station · College Station, TX |
59
56–59 |
$50,580/yr | High | 11.5x |
| 4 |
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Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ |
58
55–58 |
$46,954/yr | High | 11.7x |
| 5 |
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Texas State University · San Marcos, TX |
58
56–57 |
$47,256/yr | High | 11.5x |
| 6 |
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University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ |
54
47–60 |
$40,037/yr | High | 14.8x |
| 7 |
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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA |
58
57–57 |
$47,832/yr | High | 9.8x |
| 8 |
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University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA |
53
48–57 |
$39,635/yr | High | 12.9x |
| 9 |
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Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH |
52
49–53 |
$41,501/yr | High | 10.3x |
| 10 |
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Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL |
50
42–53 |
$22,719/yr | High | 32.5x |
| 11 |
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University of Cincinnati-Main Campus · Cincinnati, OH |
54
53–53 |
$46,122/yr | High | 7.5x |
| 12 |
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Arizona State University Digital Immersion · Scottsdale, AZ |
49
45–51 |
$46,954/yr | High | — |
| 13 |
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Westfield State University · Westfield, MA |
45
40–48 |
$32,802/yr | High | 10.5x |
| 14 |
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Miami University-Oxford · Oxford, OH |
46
44–47 |
$40,721/yr | High | 4.7x |
| 15 |
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Cornell University · Ithaca, NY |
37
32–39 |
$37,131/yr | High | 1.7x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.