2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree School for You
With 244 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban and regional planning is the #156 most popular major in New York.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
The Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New York 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.
2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for urban planning majors pursuing a master's degree.
Most Popular New York Schools for a Master's in Urban & Regional Planning
Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 57% of the urban planning majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 55% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 45% are male.
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Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 61% of the urban planning majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Pratt Institute - Main helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in New York. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
Women make up 68% of the urban planning majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
Women make up 57% of the urban planning majors at the school.
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University at Albany 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 55% of the urban planning majors at the school.
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The New School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree urban and regional planning programs. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 71% of the urban planning majors at the school.
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The City College of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 43% of the urban planning majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 78 |
| Maryland | 12 |
| New Jersey | 27 |
| District of Columbia | 25 |
Urban & Regional Planning Related Majors
One of 8 majors within the area of study, urban and regional planning has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 8 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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