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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$78,993 Avg Salary

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for urban planning majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Urban & Regional Planning

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best school in the Far Western US Region for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the # 5 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for urban and regional planning students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 393
Washington 117
Oregon 49
Hawaii 12

Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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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