Urban & Regional Planning at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

WCUPA Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Urban Planning

WCUPA Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

Urban Planning Student Demographics at WCUPA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban planning majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

WCUPA Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in urban planning from WCUPA in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in urban planning each year. WCUPA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the urban planning master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Urban and Regional Planners	1,420	$67,720
Social Sciences Professors	590	$95,490

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.