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Urban & Regional Planning at Wayne State University

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Urban & Regional Planning at Wayne State University

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 Wayne State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

Wayne State Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Urban Planning

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Urban Planning Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

59% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Urban & Regional Planning from Wayne State in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were women.

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Of the students who received a urban planning master's degree from Wayne State, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the urban planning master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wayne State University 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 1
White 14
International Students 0
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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Architectural and Engineering Managers 10,460 $132,810
Urban and Regional Planners 960 $65,390
Social Sciences Professors 260 $77,720
Architecture Professors 250 $85,350

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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