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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

In 2020-2021, 27 degrees and certificates were awarded to urban and regional planning students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #122 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Michigan 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.

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

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Wayne State University the most popular school in Michigan for urban and regional planning students. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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

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The excellent programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in Michigan. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lawrence Technological University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Michigan list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Southfield.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

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

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Explore all the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 0
Ohio 49
Indiana 8
Wisconsin 29

One of 8 majors within the area of study, urban and regional planning has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Urban Planning

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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