Urban & Regional Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
If you plan to study urban & regional planning, take a look at what Massachusetts Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 students attend the school each year.
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.
MIT Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning
- Master’s Degree in Urban Planning
MIT Urban & Regional Planning Rankings
There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in urban planning, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Urban Planning Student Demographics at MIT
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban planning majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
MIT Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's in urban planning.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 16 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Concentrations Within Urban & Regional Planning
The following urban planning concentations are available at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Urban & Regional Planning, General | 54 |
Related Majors
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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Occupation | Jobs in MA | Average Salary in MA |
---|---|---|
Architectural and Engineering Managers | 8,190 | $156,250 |
Urban and Regional Planners | 1,250 | $81,660 |
Social Sciences Professors | 600 | $92,670 |
Architecture Professors | 590 | $128,210 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By InSapphoWeTrust under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.