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Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$78,993 Avg Salary

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.

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.

The Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.

Check out the urban planning doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 83% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

Women make up 67% of the urban planning majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the Far Western US Region . UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 5 students majoring in urban planning at UCLA, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 393
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 6 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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