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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the urban planning master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Urban & Regional Planning

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ball State University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Ball State University

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Ohio State University - Main Campus

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Kent State University at Kent Report

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

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 4 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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