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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 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for urban and regional planning students. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of Massachusetts Amherst

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great place for urban and regional planning students. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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Roger Williams University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Region ranking. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

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#7

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

Westfield State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Region list. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the large 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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