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2023 Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in Massachusetts for a Master’s

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Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in Massachusetts for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in Massachusetts for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 2,419 people earned their degree in urban and regional planning, general, making the major the 264th most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 139 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 92 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,084 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in Massachusetts for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban and regional planning, general. To top this list, a school must have a successful urban and regional planning, general program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in Massachusetts for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree urban design students.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in Massachusetts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 45 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at MIT

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in Massachusetts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at UMass Amherst

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in Massachusetts for a Master’s. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 14 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Boston University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in Massachusetts for a Master’s. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 9 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in Massachusetts for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at Harvard University

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