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Urban & Regional Planning at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 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.

UT Austin Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in urban planning, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Urban Planning Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

42% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The urban planning program at UT Austin awarded 26 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in urban planning each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 5
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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Architectural and Engineering Managers 12,920 $167,280
Urban and Regional Planners 2,270 $69,070
Social Sciences Professors 980 $61,910
Architecture Professors 700 $87,360

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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