2025 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region
8Colleges in the Southeast Region
366Urban Planning Degrees Awarded
$56,992Avg Early-Career Salary
Urban & Regional Planning is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #183 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of urban & regional planning. Combined, these schools handed out 366 degrees in urban & regional planning to qualified students.
Your choice of urban & regional planning school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Urban & Regional Planning School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Urban & Regional Planning Rankings by Degree Level
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 Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Urban & Regional Planning in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of urban planning degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Virginia - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 44 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the urban planning program state that they receive average early career wages of $58,018.
It is difficult to beat University of Florida if you wish to pursue a degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Those urban & regional planning students who get their degree from University of Florida earn $12,510 more than the standard urban planning student.
It is hard to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 38 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the urban & regional planning major at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus make $10,980 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Virginia Tech is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in urban & regional planning. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 20 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. Urban & Regional Planning degree recipients from Virginia Tech receive an earnings boost of about $4,050 over the average income of urban & regional planning graduates.
Clemson is a very large public university located in the suburb of Clemson. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 5 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available. Urban & Regional Planning degree recipients from Clemson University get an earnings boost of around $2,096 above the typical income of urban & regional planning majors.
FAU is a very large public university located in the city of Boca Raton. This university ranks 22nd out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 29 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the urban planning program state that they receive average early career wages of $22,719.
Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 6 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
UCF is a very large public university located in the suburb of Orlando. This university ranks 10th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 17 urban & regional planning students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of urban & regional planning school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Urban & Regional Planning School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
