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Urban & Regional Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

65% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of urban planning master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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