2024 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Urban & Regional Planning is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #92 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 master's degrees in urban & regional planning during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’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 master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 - How many other urban & regional planning students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 easy is it for urban & regional planning to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized urban & regional planning related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Urban & Regional Planning Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Urban & Regional Planning in Washington

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

Top Washington Schools for a Master's in Urban Planning

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

53 Annual Graduates

$60,113 Median Starting Salary

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great option for students pursuing a master's degree in urban & regional planning. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle.

After graduation, urban planning master's recipients typically earn about $60,113 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in urban & regional planning from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA

$60,113 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in urban & regional planning needs to take a look at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public university with a small student population.

After graduation, urban planning master's recipients usually make an average of $60,113 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in urban & regional planning from University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	235
Oregon	158	49
Hawaii	85	10

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Urban & Regional Planning Related Rankings by Major

Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of Architecture & Related Services programs to choose from.

Urban Planning Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning, General	60

Majors Similar to Urban Planning

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology	61

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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