by our College Data Analytics Team
[Urban And Regional Planning](/majors/architecture-and-related-services/urban-and-regional-planning/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a urban and regional planning degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 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.
University Of Minnesota Twin Cities earned the #1 spot for highest-paid urban and regional planning graduates in the The Plains States Region. Located in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public institution. Urban And Regional Planning graduates of University Of Minnesota Twin Cities earn a median of about $63,944 a year early in their careers.
Iowa State University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in urban and regional planning, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State University is a public institution. Students who complete the urban and regional planning program here go on to a median salary of roughly $54,691.
University Of Kansas came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying urban and regional planning schools. Located in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a public institution. Early-career urban and regional planning graduates from University Of Kansas make a median of around $52,241 per year.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their urban and regional planning graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 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.
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