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Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in New York

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

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$54,882 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree School for You

With 244 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban and regional planning is the #156 most popular major in New York.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 New York

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 New York Schools for a Master's in Urban & Regional Planning

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the best school in New York for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 #2 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pratt Institute - Main. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. CCNY is a large public school located in the city of New York.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s best schools for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 78
Maryland 12
New Jersey 27
District of Columbia 25

One of 8 majors within the area of study, urban and regional planning has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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