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Urban & Regional Planning at University of Georgia

Urban & Regional Planning at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147.

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.

UGA Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Urban Planning

UGA Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

Urban Planning Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of urban planning master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Of the students who received a urban planning master's degree from UGA, 79% 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 University of Georgia with a master's in urban planning.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 University of Georgia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Urban & Regional Planning, General 9

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,740 $142,240
Urban and Regional Planners 700 $60,270
Social Sciences Professors 160 $70,140
Architecture Professors 110 $98,140

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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