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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #127 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 46 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Check out the urban planning programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in Pennsylvania. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Pennsylvania list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at York College of Pennsylvania Report

#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #6, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Carnegie Mellon University

#6

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

Delaware Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #6 on the list. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Doylestown.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 224
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 7 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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