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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #110 most popular major in the country with 1,613 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the urban planning graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Miami helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the United States. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #6, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for urban and regional planning students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Rhode Island ranked #8 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for urban and regional planning students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #10 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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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 13 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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