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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

In 2020-2021, 54 degrees and certificates were awarded to urban and regional planning students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #85 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in North Carolina for urban and regional planning students. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at East Carolina University

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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 3 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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