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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in California

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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 #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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the urban planning master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top California Schools for a Master's 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 working on their master’s degree. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in California. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for urban and regional planning students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #7 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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

Explore all the Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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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