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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, urban and regional planning was ranked #181 in the country. In fact 2,419 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor'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.

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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Urban & Regional Planning

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 78
New York 244
Maryland 12
New Jersey 27
District of Columbia 25

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 5 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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