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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Far Western US Region

18 Colleges
$55,438 Avg Salary
$16,256 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, urban and regional planning was ranked #110 in the country. In fact 1,613 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Portland State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban and regional planning programs. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

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#7

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #7 on the list. UO is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.

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California State University - Northridge ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban and regional planning programs. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 257
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 18 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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