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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for urban planning majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the United States. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for urban and regional planning students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #10 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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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 13 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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