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Best Urban Planning Schools Near Grants Pass, OR (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Grants Pass, Oregon is home to about 39,183 residents. Median household income is $56,877 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 19.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Grants Pass, OR metro area, the top-earning urban planning-related role is Managers, All Other at a median $124,190 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Urban Planning Schools to Grants Pass
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer urban planning programs near Grants Pass, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Grants Pass city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Grants Pass.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Oregon schools on the Oregon urban planning page.
Urban Planning Wages Near Grants Pass
Grants Pass is part of the Grants Pass, OR metro area (BLS area code 24420). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Oregon statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Urban and Regional Planners
$103,070
OR statewide
$105,389
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
$97,440
OR statewide
$99,632
Surveyors
$97,070
OR statewide
$99,254
Geographers
N/A
OR statewide
–
Social and Community Service Managers
$80,480
Grants Pass, OR
$82,290
Management Analysts
$98,110
Grants Pass, OR
$100,317
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
$88,240
OR statewide
$90,225
Managers, All Other
$124,190
Grants Pass, OR
$126,984
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Grants Pass at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
39,183
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$56,877
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
19.7%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
97.8 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Grants Pass-Area Cities With Urban Planning Programs
What are the highest-paying urban planning roles near Grants Pass?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying urban planning-related roles near Grants Pass are: Managers, All Other ($124,190), Urban and Regional Planners ($103,070), Management Analysts ($98,110). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Oregon statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Medford instead of Grants Pass?
Medford, OR is 25.3 miles from Grants Pass and has its own set of local urban planning programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Grants Pass an affordable place to study urban planning?
Grants Pass’s median household income of $56,877 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Grants Pass while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Oregon public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 5, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
