City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at Texas State University

San Marcos, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 11 graduates a year

$47,256
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$55,625
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,874
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#17 of 17
Rank by pay
#16 of 17
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,792
Median federal debt

Texas State University graduates in city/urban, community, and regional planning earn 17% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 37% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas State University 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
…
14Westfield State University Westfield, MA$59,524$52,417#17$32,802
15Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$57,573$61,439#13$41,501
16Ball State University Muncie, IN$55,663$59,716#15—
17Texas State University San Marcos, TX$55,625$56,554#16$47,256

Other Majors at Texas State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$104,127$70,906#144 of 349
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$100,352$76,646#7 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,780$72,990#184 of 258
Industrial Engineering$90,729$61,718#74 of 94
Manufacturing Engineering$88,995$68,886#7 of 15
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$84,557$72,861#548 of 966
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$79,289$67,965#77 of 253
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$78,671$52,958#19 of 34
Accounting and Related Services$78,418$52,610#285 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$77,701$52,274#320 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,100$49,981#256 of 452
Business/Managerial Economics$74,435$49,831#51 of 84
Applied Mathematics$72,464$49,822#36 of 45
Economics$71,739$43,064#252 of 368
Marketing$71,539$48,072#165 of 516
Agriculture$71,237$44,994#2 of 43
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$68,940$67,589#72 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,048$45,306#479 of 1176
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$66,995—#29 of 215
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$65,502$37,663#26 of 49
Physics$65,217$41,737#95 of 107
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$64,830$44,824#57 of 110
Design and Applied Arts$61,539$44,396#65 of 299
International/Globalization Studies$60,976$37,397#32 of 87
Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,895$40,951#122 of 275
Geography and Cartography$60,646$44,909#46 of 117
Public Administration$59,074$46,491#30 of 47
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$59,009$40,411#116 of 178
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$58,794$33,040#17 of 42
Mathematics$58,566$49,708#260 of 309

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas State University city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $47,256 one year after graduating and $55,625 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas State University rank for city/urban, community, and regional planning?

Among 17 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, Texas State University ranks #17 by median pay four years after graduation, and #16 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is city/urban, community, and regional planning at Texas State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 17% less than the national median for city/urban, community, and regional planning ($66,874), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,792.

← All data for Texas State University · 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.