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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Urban & Regional Planning program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the urban planning majors at the school.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in California for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 17% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in urban planning at UCLA, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 5 students majoring in urban planning at USC, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 4 schools only.

  • 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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