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Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in California

2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in California

7 Colleges
$57,366 Avg Salary
$16,256 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #144 most popular major in California with 393 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges.

Top California Schools in Urban & Regional Planning

Our 2023 rankings named California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo the best school in California for urban and regional planning students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

After completing their degree, urban planning graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo carry an average student debtload of $15,269.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in California list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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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 Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, urban planning majors at USC accumulate an average of around $16,250 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that urban planning majors at Cal Poly Pomona take out is $17,250.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Davis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in California list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #7 on the list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 7 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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