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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

In 2020-2021, 125 degrees and certificates were awarded to urban and regional planning students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #87 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts.

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great place for urban and regional planning students. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island 9
Maine 9
Vermont 0

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 5 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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