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Urban & Regional Planning at University of Southern California

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Urban & Regional Planning at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 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.

USC Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

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

USC Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in urban planning, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Urban Planning Student Demographics at USC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban planning majors at University of Southern California.

USC Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

56% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The urban planning program at USC awarded 54 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women.

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In the urban planning master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 22
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Urban and Regional Planners 7,950 $93,790
Social Sciences Professors 2,760 $147,680
Architecture Professors 370 $98,610

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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