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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region

24 Colleges
$51,066 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Southeast 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 analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami 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. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#7

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban and regional planning programs. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#10

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #10, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 52
Florida 133
Georgia 57
North Carolina 54
Tennessee 7
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 10
Alabama 23
South Carolina 22
Mississippi 3

Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 24 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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