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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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With a ranking of #6, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best schools for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Southern California ranked #8 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Urban & Regional Planning by Region

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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).
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