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2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region

17 Colleges
$51,066 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the urban planning programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for urban and regional planning students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The excellent programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia 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. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best urban and regional planning programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #9 on this year’s Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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With a ranking of #10, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for urban and regional planning students. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 57
Virginia 63
North Carolina 70
Florida 156
Tennessee 7
Kentucky 8
South Carolina 22
Louisiana 10
Alabama 26
Mississippi 3

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 17 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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