2024 Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Urban & Regional Planning is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #178 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 72 bachelor's degrees in urban & regional planning during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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

Your choice of urban & regional planning for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on urban & regional planning students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other urban & regional planning students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt urban & regional planning students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized urban & regional planning related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for urban & regional planning students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Urban & Regional Planning in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in urban & regional planning.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Urban Planning

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

20 Annual Graduates

$37,781 Median Starting Salary

$14,275 Median Student Debt

Cornell University is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in urban & regional planning. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca.

After graduating, urban planning bachelor's recipients usually make about $37,781 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in urban & regional planning from Cornell University

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

17 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in urban & regional planning needs to look into Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick.More information about a bachelor’s in urban & regional planning from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

15 Annual Graduates

Temple University is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in urban & regional planning from Temple University

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban & regional planning schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	20
Pennsylvania	274	32
Maryland	207	3
New Jersey	193	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Urban Planning

Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of Architecture & Related Services programs to choose from.

Urban Planning Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning, General	72

Majors Similar to Urban Planning

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology	827
General Architecture	567
Landscape Architecture	102
Environmental Design	93
Interior Architecture	80
Architecture (Other)	21
Architectural History	4

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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