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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges
$47,247 Avg Salary
$25,975 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Urban & Regional Planning

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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The excellent programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 27
Illinois 0
Ohio 49
Indiana 8
Wisconsin 29

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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 6 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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