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Urban & Regional Planning at Portland State University

Urban & Regional Planning at Portland State University

Every urban & 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 Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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.

Portland State University Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Urban Planning

Portland State University Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

Urban Planning Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

57% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of urban planning master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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Of the students who received a urban planning master's degree from Portland State University, 68% 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 Portland State University with a master's in urban planning.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 25
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Portland State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Urban & Regional Planning, General 31

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,580 $133,490
Urban and Regional Planners 910 $81,590
Social Sciences Professors 250 $90,380
Architecture Professors 100 $82,760

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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