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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Far Western US Region

19 Colleges
$55,438 Avg Salary
$16,256 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning 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 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 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Far Western US Region . UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, urban planning graduates from Cal Poly Pomona take out $17,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for urban and regional planning students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Urban Planning majors at USC take out an average of $16,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for urban and regional planning students. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

On average, urban planning graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out $15,269 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #7 on the list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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San Jose State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban and regional planning programs. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO 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 19 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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