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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$78,993 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, urban and regional planning was ranked #110 in the country. In fact 1,613 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for urban planning majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Urban & Regional Planning

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 224
Pennsylvania 46
Maryland 9
New Jersey 10
District of Columbia 25

One of 8 majors within the area of study, urban and regional planning has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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