Urban & Regional Planning at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Every urban and regional planning school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the urban planning program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

UWM Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Urban Planning

UWM Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

Urban Planning Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a master's degree in urban planning from UWM. About 24% of these graduates were women and the other 76% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in urban planning each year. UWM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

Of the students who received a urban planning master's degree from UWM, 82% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in urban planning.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Architecture
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,530	$122,400
Urban and Regional Planners	410	$69,840
Social Sciences Professors	210	$89,980
Architecture Professors	70	$83,640

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.