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

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$54,882 Avg Salary

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #6, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for urban and regional planning students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree urban and regional planning programs. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 52
Florida 133
Georgia 57
North Carolina 54
Tennessee 7
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 10
Alabama 23
South Carolina 22
Mississippi 3

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

Majors Similar to Urban Planning

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 17 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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