by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Urban & Regional Planning, General. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Urban & Regional Planning is a major offered under the architecture and related services program of study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in urban planning, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at MIT paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,450 | $53,450 |
| Fees | $3,269 | $3,269 |
The median early career salary of urban planning students who receive their master’s degree from MIT is $72,083 per year. That is 35% higher than the national average of $53,397.
MIT does not offer an online option for its urban planning master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MIT Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in urban planning in 2019-2020, 49.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.3%.
Around 34.7% of urban planning master’s degree recipients at MIT in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 13 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Urban & Regional Planning students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Urban & Regional Planning, General | 49 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to urban and regional planning.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Architecture | 4 |
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 54 |
| Real Estate Development | 32 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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