2024 Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in urban & regional planning sits in the middle of the road, ranking #124 out of 306 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 doctor's degrees in urban & regional planning during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to urban & regional planning students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of urban & regional planning students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt urban & regional planning students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized urban & regional planning related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Urban & Regional Planning Schools

The urban planning 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 Urban & Regional Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Urban & Regional Planning in the New England Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for urban & regional planning students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Urban Planning

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

9 Annual Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in urban & regional planning. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in urban & regional planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

1 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in urban & regional planning needs to take a look at Harvard University. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in urban & regional planning from Harvard University

3

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

1 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in urban & regional planning. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst.More information about a doctorate in urban & regional planning from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	153	11

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Urban & Regional Planning Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Architecture & Related Services area of study, Urban & Regional Planning has other similar majors worth exploring.

Urban Planning Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning, General	11

Majors Similar to Urban Planning

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Architecture	23
Architectural Sciences & Technology	2

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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