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Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Region

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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 analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for urban and regional planning students. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for urban and regional planning students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the 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 fairly large public school located in the large 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 fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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Roger Williams University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #6 on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

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#7

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

With a ranking of #7, Westfield State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for urban and regional planning students. Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 139
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.

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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