by our College Data Analytics Team
[Urban And Regional Planning](/majors/architecture-and-related-services/urban-and-regional-planning/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The schools below stand out for the salaries their urban and regional planning graduates go on to command.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the early-career earnings of their urban and regional planning graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send urban and regional planning graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Pratt Institute Main tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying urban and regional planning schools in New York. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute Main is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, urban and regional planning degree recipients from Pratt Institute Main typically earn about $89,691 annually.
Strong graduate earnings at New York University earned it the #2 place for urban and regional planning. New York University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Urban And Regional Planning graduates of New York University earn a median of about $95,879 a year early in their careers.
Strong graduate earnings at Columbia University In The City Of New York earned it the #3 place for urban and regional planning. Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Students who complete the urban and regional planning program here go on to a median salary of roughly $83,603.
Students chasing top earnings in urban and regional planning will find them at University At Buffalo, which ranked #4. Set in the suburb of Buffalo, University At Buffalo is a public institution. Students who complete the urban and regional planning program here go on to a median salary of roughly $49,085.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries urban and regional planning graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.