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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

17 Colleges
$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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Southeast 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 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Miami helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia 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. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree urban and regional planning programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 57
Virginia 63
North Carolina 70
Florida 156
Tennessee 7
Kentucky 8
South Carolina 22
Louisiana 10
Alabama 26
Mississippi 3

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 17 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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