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Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in Washington

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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 61 degrees and certificates were awarded to urban and regional planning students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #57 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Washington. 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.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

About 71% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 257
Oregon 49
Hawaii 12

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 4 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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