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

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$54,882 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the best school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on this year’s best schools for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s best schools for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#10

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon ranked #10 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 11 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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