Urban & Regional Planning at Cornell University

Every urban and regional planning school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the urban planning program at Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 urban planning majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Urban & Regional Planning section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning
• Master’s Degree in Urban Planning
• Doctorate Degree in Urban Planning

Cornell Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the urban planning progam at Cornell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The urban planning major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Urban & Regional Planning. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Urban & Regional Planning Schools	7
Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools	11
Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools	14

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in urban planning from Cornell. This makes it the #11 most popular school for urban planning master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in urban planning, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Cornell Urban Planning Graduates

The median salary of urban planning students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $37,781. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $39,952 for all urban planning students.

Urban Planning Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban planning majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Urban & Regional Planning from Cornell in 2020-2021, 65% were men and 35% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's in urban planning.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cornell Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of urban planning master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in urban planning.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in urban planning. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Architectural History
• Landscape Architecture
• Architectural Sciences & Technology

Careers That Urban Planning Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban planning can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Social Sciences Professors	2,570	$101,250
Urban and Regional Planners	1,410	$76,730
Architecture Professors	970	$135,190

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.