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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 31% of the urban planning majors at the school.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 41% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

About 24% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 76% are male.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 11 students majoring in urban planning at UW - Madison, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Of the 8 students majoring in urban planning at Ball State, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the urban planning majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Eastern Michigan University Report

University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for urban and regional planning students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Akron Main Campus Report

Lawrence Technological University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree urban and regional planning programs. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree urban and regional planning programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly 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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 35
Ohio 127
Illinois 0
Indiana 24
Wisconsin 30

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 10 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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