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 University of Massachusetts Amherst. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in urban planning, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UMass Amherst paid an average of $1,673 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $779 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,014 | $30,120 |
| Fees | $2,221 | $2,221 |
Online degrees for the UMass Amherst urban planning doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMass Amherst Online Learning page.
About 75.0% of the students who received their PhD in urban planning in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 59.5%.
Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at UMass Amherst in urban planning at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Urban & Regional Planning students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Urban & Regional Planning, General | 4 |
*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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