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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Pennsylvania

9 Colleges
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Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning School for You

With 78 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, urban and regional planning is the #200 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Colleges.

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Temple University to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

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#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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York College of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

Delaware Valley University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban and regional planning programs. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Doylestown.

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Montgomery County Community College 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. Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 9 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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