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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #94 most popular major in District of Columbia with 25 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 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 District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia 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.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Georgetown University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at George Washington University Report

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 224
Pennsylvania 46
Maryland 9
New Jersey 10

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 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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