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

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

With 52 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban and regional planning is the #87 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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 University of Virginia - Main Campus the most popular school in Virginia for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 53% are male.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 2 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 38% are male.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Virginia Tech

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 133
Georgia 57
North Carolina 54
Tennessee 7
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 10
Alabama 23
South Carolina 22
Mississippi 3

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 2 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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