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2024 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in New York

5 Colleges in New York
244 Urban Planning Degrees Awarded
$55,043 Avg Early-Career Salary
Urban & Regional Planning isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #183 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 244 degrees in urban & regional planning to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Urban & Regional Planning School

Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in New York The urban planning program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Urban & Regional Planning rankings. We derive our Best Overall Urban & Regional Planning School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Urban & Regional Planning Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Urban Planning
Master's Degrees in Urban Planning
Doctor's Degrees in Urban Planning

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Urban & Regional Planning in New York

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the urban planning degree levels they offer.

Top New York Schools in Urban Planning

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
55 Urban Planning Degrees Awarded
$65,467 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a degree in urban & regional planning. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 55 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Those urban & regional planning students who get their degree from Columbia University in the City of New York receive $10,424 more than the standard urban planning grad.

More information about a degree in urban & regional planning from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
59 Urban Planning Degrees Awarded
$46,682 Median Starting Salary

Cornell University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 59 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year. After graduating, urban planning degree recipients usually make about $46,682 in the first five years of their career.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Urban Planning Degrees Awarded
6.8% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat New York University if you want to pursue a degree in urban & regional planning. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. This university ranks 4th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 44 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year. Those urban & regional planning students who get their degree from New York University earn $13,421 more than the average urban planning graduate.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Urban Planning Degrees Awarded
41.9% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in urban & regional planning needs to check out Pratt Institute - Main. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

There were roughly 31 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the urban & regional planning major at Pratt Institute - Main make $3,538 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 30 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, urban planning degree recipients generally earn about $44,380 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 50
Maryland 279 12
New Jersey 273 27
District of Columbia 188 23

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

Urban Planning Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning, General 244

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 1,002
General Architecture 212
Landscape Architecture 67
Environmental Design 66
Real Estate Development 32
Architecture (Other) 27
Interior Architecture 15
Architectural History 12

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