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Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

13 Colleges
$58,188 Avg Salary
$17,800 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, urban and regional planning was ranked #181 in the country. In fact 2,419 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for urban planning majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for urban and regional planning students. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

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#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Urban Planning majors at Cornell take out an average of $17,800 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

Pratt Institute - Main did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #8 on the list. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #9 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best urban and regional planning programs. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 78
New York 244
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.

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 13 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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