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

14 Colleges
$47,247 Avg Salary
$25,975 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for urban and regional planning students. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for urban and regional planning students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for urban and regional planning students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #6 on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #8 on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Eastern Michigan University

With a ranking of #10, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. 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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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

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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 14 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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