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Urban & Regional Planning at Cornell University

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Urban & Regional Planning at Cornell University

If you plan to study urban and regional planning, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received their master's degree in urban planning.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Urban & Regional Planning section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Urban Planning
  • Doctorate Degree in Urban Planning

Cornell Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in urban planning, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Urban Planning Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban planning majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

61% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 urban planning majors earned their master's degree from Cornell. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in urban planning.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 12
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Urban Planning Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban planning can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Social Sciences Professors 2,570 $101,250
Urban and Regional Planners 1,410 $76,730
Architecture Professors 970 $135,190

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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