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

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$78,993 Avg Salary

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

With 224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban and regional planning is the #91 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New York 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for urban planning majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 46
Maryland 9
New Jersey 10
District of Columbia 25

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 3 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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