Urban & Regional Planning at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 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.

WCUPA Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

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

WCUPA Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

The urban planning major at WCUPA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Urban & Regional Planning. 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.

Urban Planning Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of urban planning bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in urban planning at WCUPA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in urban planning.

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

WCUPA Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of urban planning master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

In the urban planning master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Urban & Regional Planning

The following urban planning concentations are available at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Urban & Regional Planning, General	20

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Urban and Regional Planners	1,420	$67,720
Social Sciences Professors	590	$95,490

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 Smallbones under License

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