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Urban & Regional Planning at University of Southern California

Urban & Regional Planning at University of Southern California

If you are interested in studying urban & regional planning, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern California. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 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.

USC Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Urban Planning

USC Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

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 USC

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

USC Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

55% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of urban planning master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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In the urban planning master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 21
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Urban & Regional Planning

Urban & Regional Planning majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Urban & Regional Planning, General 61

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 Southern California.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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