2025 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Wisconsin

When it comes to popularity, urban & regional planning sits in the middle of the road, ranking #183 out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of urban & regional planning. Combined, these schools handed out 26 degrees in urban & regional planning to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Urban & Regional Planning Schools List

Pick Your Urban & Regional Planning Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Urban & Regional Planning in Wisconsin

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the urban planning degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Urban Planning

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a degree in urban & regional planning. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a degree in urban & regional planning from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a good decision for students interested in a degree in urban & regional planning. UWM is a very large public university located in the city of Milwaukee.More information about a degree in urban & regional planning from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	322	35
Ohio	314	119
Indiana	294	24

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Urban & Regional Planning Related Rankings by Major

Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of Architecture & Related Services programs to choose from.

Urban Planning Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning, General	26

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Majors Similar to Urban Planning

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Architecture	83
Interior Architecture	28
Landscape Architecture	12
Architecture (Other)	8
Architectural Sciences & Technology	5

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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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