2024 Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Urban & Regional Planning, General is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #171 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for urban & regional planning, general students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 11 doctor's degrees in urban & regional planning, general to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to urban & regional planning, general students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other urban & regional planning, general students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized urban & regional planning, general related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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, General Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Urban & Regional Planning, General in Massachusetts

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for urban & regional planning, general students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Doctorate in Urban Design

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in urban & regional planning, general needs to take a look at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in urban & regional planning, general from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Harvard University is a great choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in urban & regional planning, general. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in urban & regional planning, general from Harvard University

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in urban & regional planning, general. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the suburb of Amherst.More information about a doctorate in urban & regional planning, general from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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Rankings in Majors Related to Urban Design

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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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