by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,419 people earned their degree in urban and regional planning, making the major the 183rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, urban and regional planning graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,745 and had an average of $23,296 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 225 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,247 and $25,975 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 93 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban and regional planning. That schools that top this list have a program in urban and regional planning in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree urban planning students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban planning degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Full Wayne State University Urban & Regional Planning Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #2 spot on the list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban planning degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Urban & Regional Planning Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 29 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Urban & Regional Planning Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban planning students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning at Ball State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 11 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kent State University at Kent came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 4 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan University is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Eastern Michigan University
Lawrence Technological University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southfield, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s urban planning degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Lawrence Technological University Urban & Regional Planning Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban planning degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Urban & Regional Planning Report
Michigan State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Planning Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 0 masters’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Michigan State University
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