City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Bachelor's Degree · about 64 graduates a year

$40,037
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$76,360
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,874
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#3 of 17
Rank by pay
#2 of 17
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,863
Median federal debt

University of Arizona graduates in city/urban, community, and regional planning earn 14% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 33% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Arizona Compares for City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning

All 17 colleges reporting city/urban, community, and regional planning earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$106,094$96,539#1—
2California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$80,820$73,541#4$47,832
3University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$76,360$78,461#2$40,037
4University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$73,413$67,524#9$39,635
5California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$72,704$66,156#10$45,960
6Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$71,158$75,028#3—
7Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$70,592$71,771#5$50,580
8Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$68,786$60,372#14—
9Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$68,163$70,039#7$46,954
10Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ$68,163$70,039#8$46,954

Other Majors at University of Arizona by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mining and Mineral Engineering$120,031$86,924#1 of 7
Computer Science$117,451$86,040#86 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,839$82,864#55 of 258
Management Information Systems and Services$104,513$67,550#17 of 166
Chemical Engineering$101,815$73,479#41 of 158
Engineering-Related Fields$101,557$75,109#7 of 33
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,938$66,427#49 of 452
Systems Engineering$100,468$76,660#8 of 11
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$99,722$64,211#3 of 67
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,625—#56 of 118
Accounting and Related Services$93,729$60,659#82 of 796
Civil Engineering$91,602$69,655#46 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$90,384$75,211#177 of 318
Business/Managerial Economics$90,045$56,114#19 of 84
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,892$78,168#405 of 966
Physics$88,207—#28 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$86,529$57,456#57 of 59
Marketing$84,111$55,066#53 of 516
Economics$83,267$47,908#152 of 368
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$80,732—#5 of 9
Computer and Information Sciences$77,987$49,392#318 of 459
Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,951$50,924#181 of 1176
Human Resources Management and Services$76,013$53,971#45 of 187
Architecture$74,972$55,109#13 of 78
Communication and Media Studies$72,758$42,993#34 of 660
Industrial Engineering—$72,440—
Public Health$66,937$40,005#35 of 215
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$66,862$35,607#52 of 110
Agricultural Business and Management$66,833$48,800#30 of 77
Chemistry$66,532$43,013#103 of 209

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Arizona city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,037 one year after graduating and $76,360 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Arizona rank for city/urban, community, and regional planning?

Among 17 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, University of Arizona ranks #3 by median pay four years after graduation, and #2 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is city/urban, community, and regional planning at University of Arizona worth it?

Its graduates earn 14% more than the national median for city/urban, community, and regional planning ($66,874), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,863.

← All data for University of Arizona · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.