Urban & Regional Planning at Iowa State University

If you plan to study urban & regional planning, take a look at what Iowa State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822.

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.

Iowa State Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

The urban planning major at Iowa State 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.

Urban Planning Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of urban planning bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in urban planning at Iowa State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Iowa State Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of urban planning master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

Of the students who received a urban planning master's degree from Iowa State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Urban & Regional Planning

If you plan to be a urban planning major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iowa State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Urban & Regional Planning, General	38

Related Majors

• Landscape Architecture
• Environmental Design
• 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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,120	$119,230
Urban and Regional Planners	220	$66,160
Social Sciences Professors	140	$91,220
Architecture Professors	70	$79,110

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 Jamo2008 under License

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