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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General in the Great Lakes Region

10 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$31,000 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 2,419 people earned their degree in urban and regional planning, general, making the major the 264th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 225 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 93 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban and regional planning, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular urban and regional planning, general programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s”.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Ohio State

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 17 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 11 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at UW - Madison

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 8 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Ball State University

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Kent State

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at Eastern Michigan University

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Michigan State

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban design degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

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Lawrence Technological University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Lawrence Technological University is located in Southfield, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at Lawrence Tech

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