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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region

25 Colleges
$51,066 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Southeast 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for urban planning majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the most popular school for urban and regional planning students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best urban and regional planning schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for urban and regional planning students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban and regional planning programs. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

While working on their degree, urban planning majors at FAU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular urban and regional planning programs. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

With a ranking of #8, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Central Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #10, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for urban and regional planning students. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 57
Virginia 63
North Carolina 70
Florida 156
Tennessee 7
Kentucky 8
South Carolina 22
Louisiana 10
Alabama 26
Mississippi 3

Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Arcaddmarketing.

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