Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools

23 Colleges
$41,771 Avg Salary
$23,139 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #181 most popular major in the country with 2,419 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the urban planning bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Read More…

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the United States. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

Urban Planning majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out an average of $15,232 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Yale University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, urban planning graduates from Cal Poly Pomona carry an average student debtload of $19,270.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

Read More…

University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for urban and regional planning students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

Read More…

University of California - Davis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

Read More…

Miami University - Oxford landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree urban and regional planning programs. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Miami University - Oxford

With a ranking of #9, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of Southern California

#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for urban and regional planning students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Read More…

Urban & Regional Planning by Region

View the Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 8 majors within the area of study, urban and regional planning has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Urban Planning

Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
General Architecture 4,982
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Arcaddmarketing.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.