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Best Urban Planning Schools Near Saint George, UT (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Saint George, Utah is home to about 99,184 residents. Median household income is $72,870 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 34.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the St. George, UT metro area, the top-earning urban planning-related role is Managers, All Other at a median $102,590 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Urban Planning Schools to Saint George
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer urban planning programs near Saint George, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Saint George 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 Saint George.
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 Utah schools on the Utah urban planning page.
Urban Planning Wages Near Saint George
Saint George is part of the St. George, UT metro area (BLS area code 41100). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Utah statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Urban and Regional Planners
$84,360
UT statewide
$86,701
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
$90,710
UT statewide
$93,227
Surveyors
$73,230
UT statewide
$75,262
Geographers
N/A
UT statewide
–
Social and Community Service Managers
$82,870
St. George, UT
$85,170
Management Analysts
$67,200
St. George, UT
$69,065
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
$75,220
UT statewide
$77,307
Managers, All Other
$102,590
St. George, UT
$105,437
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.
Saint George at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
99,184
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$72,870
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
34.1%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
97.3 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Saint George-Area Cities With Urban Planning Programs
What are the highest-paying urban planning roles near Saint George?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying urban planning-related roles near Saint George are: Managers, All Other ($102,590), Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health ($90,710), Urban and Regional Planners ($84,360). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Utah statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Washington instead of Saint George?
Washington, UT is 6.2 miles from Saint George 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 Saint George an affordable place to study urban planning?
Saint George’s median household income of $72,870 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Saint George while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Utah 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.
