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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for urban planning majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for urban and regional planning students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Northwest helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the Great Lakes Region . IU Northwest is a small public school located in the city of Gary.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawrence Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their graduate certificate. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Eastern Illinois University Report

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 5 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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