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Urban & Regional Planning, General at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Urban & Regional Planning, General at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Every urban & regional planning, general school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the urban design program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 students attend the school each year.

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

MIT Urban & Regional Planning, General Degrees Available

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

MIT Urban & Regional Planning, General Rankings

The urban design major at MIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Urban & Regional Planning, General. 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in urban design, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Urban Design Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban design majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of urban design bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its urban design bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in urban design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

MIT Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Program

65% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of urban design master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's in urban design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Urban Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban design can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8,190 $156,250
Urban and Regional Planners 1,250 $81,660
Social Sciences Professors 600 $92,670
Architecture Professors 590 $128,210

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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