2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning in the New England Region

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for urban and regional planning students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 doctor's degrees in urban and regional planning during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Urban & Regional Planning School for Your Doctor's Degree

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality urban and regional planning program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Urban & Regional Planning Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for urban and regional planning.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Urban & Regional Planning in the New England Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for urban and regional planning students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Urban Planning Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

17 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in urban and regional planning. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in urban and regional planning in Massachusetts.

There were about 17 urban and regional planning individuals who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#3 Best Quality In MA

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in urban and regional planning. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in urban and regional planning in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 4 urban and regional planning individuals who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

Harvard University is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in urban and regional planning. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in urban and regional planning in Massachusetts.

There were about 1 urban and regional planning students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

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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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