Urban & Regional Planning at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 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.

UW Seattle Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW Seattle

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW Seattle offers distance education options for urban planning at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban planning majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

Of the 53 urban planning students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW Seattle, about 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in urban planning each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a urban planning master's degree from UW Seattle, 57% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in urban planning.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	30
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Architectural Sciences & Technology

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,290	$154,620
Urban and Regional Planners	2,110	$81,250
Social Sciences Professors	140	$69,750

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.