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Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the urban planning doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 50% of the urban planning majors at the school.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 3 students majoring in urban planning at U-M, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in urban planning at UC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

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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.

  • 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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