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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #127 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 46 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Check out the urban planning graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in urban planning at UPenn, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in urban planning at Lehigh, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

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

Full Urban & Regional Planning at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at York College of Pennsylvania Report

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Temple University Report

#5

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Valley University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Doylestown.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 224
Maryland 9
New Jersey 10
District of Columbia 25

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 6 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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