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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the United States for urban and regional planning students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 68% are male.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 30% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the United States. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Of the 20 students majoring in urban planning at University of Virginia, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 33 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in urban planning at UF, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Women make up 73% of the urban planning majors at the school.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate urban and regional planning programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the urban planning majors at the school.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Texas Tech University

University of Rhode Island came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in urban planning at URI, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students working on their graduate certificate. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 8 students majoring in urban planning at UC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the urban planning majors at the school.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

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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 33 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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