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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 80% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 20% are male.

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

#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Lehigh University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

About 33% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 67% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at George Washington University

York College of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for urban and regional planning students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at York College of Pennsylvania Report

#7

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

Delaware Valley University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate urban and regional planning programs. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Doylestown.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Delaware Valley University

#7

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Morgan State University

#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Temple University 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 9 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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