Urban & Regional Planning at University of California - Los Angeles

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 University of California - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 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 section at the bottom of this page.

UCLA Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

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

UCLA Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in urban planning, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Urban Planning Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

Of the 57 students who earned a master's degree in Urban & Regional Planning from UCLA in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

In the urban planning master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	14
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• General 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Social Sciences Professors	2,760	$147,680
Architecture Professors	370	$98,610

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.