2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Region
Check out the urban planning programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top New England Region Schools in Urban & Regional Planning
Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for urban and regional planning students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
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Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
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Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
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The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the New England Region . URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
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With a ranking of #6, Roger Williams University did quite well on this year’s best schools for urban and regional planning students. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.
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Westfield State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Region list. Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 139 |
| Connecticut | 5 |
| New Hampshire | 17 |
| Maine | 9 |
| Rhode Island | 9 |
| Vermont | 0 |
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Urban & Regional Planning Related Rankings by Major
Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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