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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in California

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$54,882 Avg Salary

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

With 257 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban and regional planning is the #74 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

Top California Schools for a Master's in Urban & Regional Planning

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the best school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Southern California Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of California - Los Angeles Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in California. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

University of California - Davis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #7 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 61
Oregon 49
Hawaii 12

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 7 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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