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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate School for You

With 78 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban and regional planning is the #200 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for urban and regional planning students working on their graduate certificate. 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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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Lehigh University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. WCUPA is a fairly 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.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means York College of Pennsylvania is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at York College of Pennsylvania

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Temple University Report

#5

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware Valley University landed the # 5 spot on the list. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Doylestown.

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

Best 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
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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