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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$34,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Urban & Regional Planning, General is the 264th most popular major in the country with 2,193 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 370 urban & regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 urban & regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in urban & regional planning, general. That schools that top this list have a program in urban & regional planning, general in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree urban design students.

Top 10 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Middle Atlantic Region

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a public institution located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Cornell Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Indiana, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban design degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Temple University is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Temple

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s urban design degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at Rutgers New Brunswick

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Salisbury University
Salisbury, Maryland

With a ranking of #6, Salisbury University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salisbury is a public institution located in Salisbury, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Salisbury University Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

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Frostburg State University
Frostburg, Maryland

With a ranking of #7, Frostburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Frostburg State is a small public school situated in Frostburg, Maryland. It awarded 0 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at Frostburg State University

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at Carnegie Mellon University

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban design students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at University of Maryland - College Park

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The New School
New York, New York

The New School did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s urban design degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full New School University Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

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