2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning in Michigan

Urban & Regional Planning is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #81 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 master'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 Master's Degree

The urban planning master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning in Michigan ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality urban and regional planning program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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 is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for urban and regional planning.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Urban & Regional Planning in Michigan

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in urban and regional planning.

Most Well Attended Schools for Urban Planning Students Working on Their Master's

1

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in urban and regional planning has to take a look at Wayne State University. Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Detroit. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in urban and regional planning in Michigan.

There were about 8 urban and regional planning students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI

5 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in urban and regional planning needs to take a look at Lawrence Technological University. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 5 urban and regional planning individuals who graduated with this degree at Lawrence Tech in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in urban and regional planning needs to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in urban and regional planning in Michigan.

Master's students who receive their degree from the urban planning program make around $48,100 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in urban and regional planning from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

1 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in urban and regional planning has to look into Eastern Michigan University. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

There were roughly 1 urban and regional planning individuals who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in urban and regional planning from Michigan State University

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	219	69
Ohio	195	34
Indiana	181	9
Wisconsin	166	23

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Rankings in Majors Related to Urban Planning

One of 8 majors within the Architecture & Related Services area of study, Urban & Regional Planning has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Urban Planning

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology	216
General Architecture	9
Environmental Design	4

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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