2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 96 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools
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 master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 65% of the urban planning majors at the school.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of California - Los Angeles
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the United States. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
About 56% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 44% are male.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of Southern California
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the United States. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
Women make up 45% of the urban planning majors at the school.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the United States. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.
Of the 47 students majoring in urban planning at CU Anschutz, 28% are male and 72% are female.
Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Women make up 71% of the urban planning majors at the school.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 57% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 43% are male.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at New York University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 66% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 34% are male.
Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report
With a ranking of #8, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 42 students majoring in urban planning at Columbia, 45% are male and 55% are female.
Full Urban & Regional Planning at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
About 53% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 48% are male.
Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for urban and regional planning students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
Of the 40 students majoring in urban planning at Georgia Tech, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
With a ranking of #11, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 61% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 39% are male.
San Jose State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 47% of the urban planning majors at the school.
Portland State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.
Women make up 55% of the urban planning majors at the school.
Pratt Institute - Main did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for urban and regional planning students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
About 68% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 32% are male.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | University at Buffalo | Buffalo, NY |
| 15 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
| 15 | University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA |
| 18 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
| 19 | Arizona State University - Tempe | Tempe, AZ |
| 19 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
Urban & Regional Planning by Region
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Urban & Regional Planning Related Majors
One of 8 majors within the area of study, urban and regional planning has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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