2024 Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you pursue a master's degree in urban & regional planning, general, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #114 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for urban & regional planning, general students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 101 master's degrees in urban & regional planning, general during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on urban & regional planning, general students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other urban & regional planning, general students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized urban & regional planning, general related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for urban & regional planning, general students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Urban & Regional Planning, General in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in urban & regional planning, general.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Urban Design

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in urban & regional planning, general needs to take a look at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in urban & regional planning, general from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you want to pursue a master's degree in urban & regional planning, general. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in urban & regional planning, general from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Colleges by State

Explore the best urban & regional planning, general colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	551	92
Maine	146	9

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Urban & Regional Planning, General Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Urban & Regional Planning area of study, Urban & Regional Planning, General has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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