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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

23 Colleges
$58,188 Avg Salary
$17,800 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, urban and regional planning was ranked #110 in the country. In fact 1,613 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for urban and regional planning students. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 23 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

Out of the 23 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pratt Institute - Main landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The excellent programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban and regional planning programs. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban and regional planning programs. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#9

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population.

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The City College of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #10 on the list. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 224
Pennsylvania 46
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 23 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Arcaddmarketing.

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