2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree School for You
With 244 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban and regional planning is the #156 most popular major in New York.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New York 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.
2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York
Check out the urban planning doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.
Most Popular New York Schools for a Doctorate in Urban & Regional Planning
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for urban and regional planning students working on their doctor’s degree. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 75% of the urban planning majors at the school.
Full Urban & Regional Planning at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
Request Information
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 67% are male.
Full Urban & Regional Planning at Cornell University Report
Request Information
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University at Buffalo
Request InformationBest Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 78 |
| Maryland | 12 |
| New Jersey | 27 |
| District of Columbia | 25 |
Urban & Regional Planning Related Majors
One of 8 majors within the area of study, urban and regional planning has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 3 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.