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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in urban & regional planning, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #92 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 52 master's degrees in urban & regional planning to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master'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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on urban & regional planning students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of urban & regional planning students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt urban & regional planning students go into to obtain their master'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 schools for urban & regional planning students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Schools in Georgia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in urban & regional planning.

Top Georgia Schools for a Master's in Urban Planning

1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

40 Annual Graduates

$58,367 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the urban planning program state that they receive average early career wages of $58,367.

More information about a master’s in urban & regional planning from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

9 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in urban & regional planning from University of Georgia

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	113
Virginia	182	32
North Carolina	178	53
Tennessee	166	7
Alabama	151	23
Kentucky	147	8
Louisiana	147	10
South Carolina	146	22
Mississippi	145	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Urban Planning

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

Urban Planning Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning, General	52

Most Popular Majors Related to Urban Planning

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology	98
Landscape Architecture	25
Real Estate Development	20
Architectural History	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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