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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$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 #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. 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 the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Check out the urban planning bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Of the 40 students majoring in urban planning at Ohio State, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Urban Planning majors at Ohio State take out an average of $25,353 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Women make up 44% of the urban planning majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in urban planning at UC, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#6

Northland College

Ashland, WI

Northland College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for urban and regional planning students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Northland is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for urban and regional planning students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 35
Ohio 127
Illinois 0
Indiana 24
Wisconsin 30

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 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Arcaddmarketing.

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