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2023 Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges
$54,757 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Urban & Regional Planning 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.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina 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.

Check out the urban planning programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

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 degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Appalachian State University

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at East Carolina University

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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

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 4 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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