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

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$54,882 Avg Salary

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

With 52 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban and regional planning is the #87 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Virginia

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in Virginia for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 2 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Virginia Tech Report

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 2 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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