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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Massachusetts

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$57,203 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

In 2020-2021, 139 degrees and certificates were awarded to urban and regional planning students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #129 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Massachusetts

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

Top Massachusetts Schools in Urban & Regional Planning

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

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for urban and regional planning students. 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

#4

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Westfield State University is a great place for urban and regional planning students. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Westfield State University

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 4 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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