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

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

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Temple University to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 13 students majoring in urban planning at Temple, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

Women make up 50% of the urban planning majors at the school.

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

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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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 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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