2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning in New York

Urban & Regional Planning isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #121 in popularity out of 295 majors in the country. 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 3 schools in New York to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of urban and regional planning. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 doctor's degrees in urban and regional planning during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Urban & Regional Planning School for Your Doctor's Degree

The urban planning doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning in New York ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of urban and regional planning students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for urban and regional planning.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Urban & Regional Planning in New York

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in urban and regional planning.

Most Well Attended Schools for Urban Planning Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Cornell University is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in urban and regional planning. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in urban and regional planning in New York.

There were about 5 urban and regional planning students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in urban and regional planning. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in urban and regional planning in New York.

There were roughly 3 urban and regional planning individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in urban and regional planning from Columbia University in the City of New York

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University at Buffalo if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in urban and regional planning. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in urban and regional planning in New York.

There were roughly 3 urban and regional planning individuals who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in urban and regional planning from University at Buffalo

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	1
Maryland	114	2
New Jersey	113	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Urban Planning

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Urban Planning

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Architecture	8
Architectural Sciences & Technology	4
Architectural History	2

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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