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Urban & Regional Planning at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

If you are interested in studying Urban & Regional Planning, consider the program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus sits in Atlanta, GA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 41 urban & regional planning degrees were granted at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Online & Distance Learning at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Online coursework is an option at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus. Of 53,363 students, 25,257 (47%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,292 (8%) took at least some classes online.

Urban & Regional Planning Rankings at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Use these rankings to compare Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus’s Urban & Regional Planning program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Georgia	#1 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#2 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#6 of 13
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#8 of 13
Best Value	Nationwide	#11 of 60
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#23 of 61

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Georgia	#1 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#2 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#6 of 13
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#8 of 13
Best Value	Nationwide	#11 of 60
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#23 of 61

Earnings for Urban & Regional Planning Graduates from Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Graduates of Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus’s Urban & Regional Planning program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$58,367
2 years	$53,671
3 years	$59,910
4 years	$63,634
5 years	$73,514

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Urban & Regional Planning graduates from Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus take home a median $63,634, compared with $119,759 for all Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus graduates — about 47% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Urban & Regional Planning graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Urban & Regional Planning graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus are 66% women (27) and 34% men (14).

Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Of the 38 master’s urban & regional planning degrees awarded at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, 66% were women (25) and 34% were men (13).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Urban & Regional Planning master’s degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	18
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	6
Asian	3
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	6
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 34% of Urban & Regional Planning master’s degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, higher than the national average of 34%.*

Urban & Regional Planning Doctoral Program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Among the 3 doctoral urban & regional planning graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, 67% were women (2) and 33% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Urban & Regional Planning doctoral degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
International (Nonresident)	2

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Urban & Regional Planning Concentrations at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

This Urban & Regional Planning program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Urban & Regional Planning	41

Highest-Paying Careers for Urban & Regional Planning Graduates

Students who finish Urban & Regional Planning program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Urban & Regional Planning graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Urban and Regional Planners	$66,890
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,757
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$47,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.