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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 54 degrees and certificates were awarded to urban and regional planning students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #85 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina 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.

Check out the urban planning master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in North Carolina for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in urban planning at UNC Chapel Hill, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at East Carolina University Report

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 52
Florida 133
Georgia 57
Tennessee 7
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 10
Alabama 23
South Carolina 22
Mississippi 3

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 3 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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