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2024 Best Land Use Planning & Management/Development Schools

3 Colleges in the United States
102 Land Use Planning and Management/Development Degrees Awarded
If you're seeking a degree in land use planning & management/development, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #1060 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for land use planning & management/development students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 102 degrees in land use planning & management/development to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Land Use Planning & Management/Development School

Best Land Use Planning & Management/Development Schools Your choice of land use planning & management/development school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Land Use Planning & Management/Development School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Land Use Planning & Management/Development Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Land Use Planning and Management/Development
Master's Degrees in Land Use Planning and Management/Development
Doctor's Degrees in Land Use Planning and Management/Development

The land use planning and management/development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Land Use Planning & Management/Development Schools. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Land Use Planning & Management/Development in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the land use planning and management/development degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Land Use Planning and Management/Development

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WV

West Virginia University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in land use planning & management/development. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.

There were approximately 26 land use planning & management/development students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD

University of Maryland - College Park is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in land use planning & management/development. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were roughly 11 land use planning & management/development students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
42.9% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Central Michigan University if you want to pursue a degree in land use planning & management/development. Central Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. This university ranks 10th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 7 land use planning & management/development students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.

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Land Use Planning & Management/Development by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 8 majors within the Natural Resource Management area of study, Land Use Planning & Management/Development has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Land Use Planning and Management/Development

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy1,625
Environmental/Natural Resources Management & Policy, Other385
Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management345
Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services210
Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism200
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics114
Energy and Environmental Policy58

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