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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England 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. 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.

The Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus the most popular school in the New England Region for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in urban planning at UNH, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#1

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Westfield State University the most popular school in the New England Region for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.

About 44% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 56% are male.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Westfield State University Report

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Plymouth State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the town of Plymouth.

Of the 8 students majoring in urban planning at Plymouth State, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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

#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their bachelor’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

Women make up 60% of the urban planning majors at the school.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Yale University

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in urban planning at MIT, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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

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