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2022 Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$35,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Urban & Regional Planning is the 170th most popular major in the country with 2,548 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, urban and regional planning graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,040 and had an average of $39,156 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 411 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,500 and $60,998 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in urban and regional planning. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent urban and regional planning programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the urban and regional planning program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree urban planning students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s urban planning students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s urban planning degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree urban planning students list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 doctorate’s urban planning degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760.

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#2 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Urban Planning Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s urban planning degrees to qualified students.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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