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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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$78,993 Avg Salary

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

With 224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban and regional planning is the #91 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York

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

Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Urban & Regional Planning

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the best school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in New York. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Cornell University Report

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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