2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor'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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the United States to see which doctor'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.
2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for urban planning majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Women make up 44% of the urban planning majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 8 students majoring in urban planning at Columbia, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
About 50% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 50% are male.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the United States. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in urban planning at Ohio State, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the United States. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in urban planning at UC Irvine, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Out of the 27 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 33% are male.
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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
Of the 5 students majoring in urban planning at UMCP, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for urban and regional planning students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 40% of the urban planning majors at the school.
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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for urban and regional planning students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 20% of the urban planning majors at the school.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for urban and regional planning students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
Of the 4 students majoring in urban planning at Rutgers New Brunswick, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Urban & Regional Planning Related Majors
One of 8 majors within the area of study, urban and regional planning has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Urban Planning
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 26 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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