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

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$54,882 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 139 degrees and certificates were awarded to urban and regional planning students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #129 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Urban & Regional Planning

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in Massachusetts for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 5
New Hampshire 17
Maine 9
Rhode Island 9
Vermont 0

Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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