2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree School for You
Urban & Regional Planning is the #166 most popular major in North Carolina with 70 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for urban planning majors pursuing a master's degree.
Most Popular North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Urban & Regional Planning
Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 66% of the urban planning majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for urban and regional planning students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in urban planning at the school are women while 67% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular urban and regional planning schools in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 57 |
| Virginia | 63 |
| Florida | 156 |
| Tennessee | 7 |
| Kentucky | 8 |
| South Carolina | 22 |
| Louisiana | 10 |
| Alabama | 26 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
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 3 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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