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Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in California

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$54,882 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree School for You

Urban & Regional Planning is the #144 most popular major in California with 393 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in California to see which master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 57 students majoring in urban planning at UCLA, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the urban planning majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Of the 32 students majoring in urban planning at San Jose State, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 40% are male.

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

Women make up 38% of the urban planning majors at the school.

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University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree urban and regional planning programs. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Of the 11 students majoring in urban planning at UC Davis, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree urban and regional planning programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the urban planning majors at the school.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree urban and regional planning programs. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 27% are male.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 11 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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