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Urban & Regional Planning at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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Urban & Regional Planning at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

What traits are you looking for in a urban planning school? To help you decide if West Chester University of Pennsylvania is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's urban planning program.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in urban planning from WCUPA.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the urban planning progam at WCUPA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools 42
Most Focused Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools 69

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in urban planning from WCUPA. This makes it the #70 most popular school for urban planning master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

23% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The urban planning program at WCUPA awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 77% of these degrees went to men with the other 23% going to women.

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About 92% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WCUPA Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in urban planning from WCUPA. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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In the urban planning master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 18% 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.

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

WCUPA also has a doctoral program available in urban planning. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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