2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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.
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The Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the New England 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.
2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular New England Region Schools for a Master's in Urban & Regional Planning
Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the most popular school in the New England Region for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT 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 in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the New England Region . UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Of the 21 students majoring in urban planning at UMass Amherst, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in the New England Region . Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
About 36% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 64% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.
About 33% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 67% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern Maine is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 8 students majoring in urban planning at University of Southern Maine, 38% are male and 63% are female.
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Harvard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree urban and regional planning programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Women make up 33% of the urban planning majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Unity College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Unity.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 139 |
| Connecticut | 5 |
| New Hampshire | 17 |
| Maine | 9 |
| Rhode Island | 9 |
| Vermont | 0 |
Majors Related to Urban Planning
Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 7 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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