by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Urban & Regional Planning, General. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Urban & Regional Planning is a major offered under the architecture and related services program of study at Virginia Tech. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in urban planning, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Virginia Tech paid an average of $1,534 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $761 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,701 | $27,614 |
| Fees | $2,329 | $2,933 |
The median early career salary of urban planning students who receive their master’s degree from Virginia Tech is $53,608 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $53,397.
Virginia Tech does not offer an online option for its urban planning master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Virginia Tech Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in urban planning in 2019-2020, 52.9% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 53.3%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in urban planning at Virginia Tech in 2019-2020, 20.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Urban & Regional Planning students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Urban & Regional Planning, General | 34 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to urban and regional planning.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Landscape Architecture | 6 |
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 44 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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