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Urban & Regional Planning at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Urban & Regional Planning at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

What traits are you looking for in a urban planning school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's urban planning program.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in urban planning, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Urban Planning Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban planning majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

66% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 44 students who earned a master's degree in Urban & Regional Planning from UNC Chapel Hill in 2020-2021, 34% were men and 66% were women.

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Of the students who received a urban planning master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 66% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 29
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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,060 $140,980
Urban and Regional Planners 1,420 $66,650
Social Sciences Professors 830 $84,270

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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