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

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$54,882 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for urban planning majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Of the 28 students majoring in urban planning at ASU - Tempe, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

About 42% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 58% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the urban planning majors at the school.

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#4

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Prairie View A & M University is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Prairie View.

Women make up 54% of the urban planning majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the Southwest Region . UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Women make up 64% of the urban planning majors at the school.

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

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree urban and regional planning programs. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Of the 10 students majoring in urban planning at UT Arlington, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Arizona Report

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 50% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

With a ranking of #9, Texas Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, TSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Texas Southern University Report

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 114
Arizona 39
New Mexico 11

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 9 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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