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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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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.

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.

The Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the New England Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for urban planning majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the most popular school in the New England Region for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in urban planning at MIT, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

About 57% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 36% of the urban planning majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 33% of the urban planning majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #6, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 3 students majoring in urban planning at Harvard, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Harvard University Report

#7

Unity College

Unity, ME

Unity College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Unity.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 125
Rhode Island 9
Maine 9
Vermont 0

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 7 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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