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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

28 Colleges
$58,188 Avg Salary
$17,800 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, urban and regional planning was ranked #181 in the country. In fact 2,419 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, urban planning graduates from Cornell take out $17,800 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Cornell University

The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Columbia University in the City of New York

#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

The excellent programs at Pratt Institute - Main helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Pratt Institute - Main

#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Out of the 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 5 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at University of Pennsylvania Report

Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. It came in at #7 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

#10

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Full Urban & Regional Planning at Georgetown University Report

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban and regional planning colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 78
New York 244
Maryland 12
New Jersey 27
District of Columbia 25

One of 8 majors within the area of study, urban and regional planning has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 28 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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