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Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, urban and regional planning was ranked #181 in the country. In fact 2,419 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 8 students majoring in urban planning at Columbia, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Columbia University in the City of New York

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of Maryland - College Park

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the urban planning majors at the school.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Cornell University Report

#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of Pennsylvania

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University at Buffalo Report

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 78
New York 244
Maryland 12
New Jersey 27
District of Columbia 25

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
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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