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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

5 Colleges
$41,771 Avg Salary
$23,139 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #144 most popular major in California with 393 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Urban & Regional Planning program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for urban planning majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named California State Polytechnic University - Pomona the most popular school in California for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 36% of the urban planning majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, urban planning majors at Cal Poly Pomona accumulate an average of around $19,270 in student debt.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in California. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

About 69% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 31% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in California. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Of the 33 students majoring in urban planning at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 64% are male and 36% are female.

The average amount in student loans that urban planning majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $15,232.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in urban planning at USC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 117
Oregon 49
Hawaii 12

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 5 schools only.

  • 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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