2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England 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 New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for urban planning majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Urban & Regional Planning
Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the New England Region . Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
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Request InformationBest Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State
Explore the best urban and regional planning colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 139 |
| Connecticut | 5 |
| New Hampshire | 17 |
| Maine | 9 |
| Rhode Island | 9 |
| Vermont | 0 |
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Urban & Regional Planning Related Rankings by Major
Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 3 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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