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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in California

11 Colleges
$57,366 Avg Salary
$16,256 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in California to see which 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 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 California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for urban and regional planning students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in California list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban and regional planning programs. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona 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. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in California ranking. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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University of California - Berkeley 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 midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 11 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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