2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning in District of Columbia

A master's degree in urban and regional planning is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #81 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 master's degrees in urban and regional planning during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. 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 District of Columbia

The following list ranks 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

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in urban and regional planning needs to take a look at Georgetown University. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in urban and regional planning in District of Columbia. More information about a master’s in urban and regional planning from Georgetown University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

10 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Washington University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in urban and regional planning. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. More information about a master’s in urban and regional planning from George Washington University

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
New York	249	214
Pennsylvania	238	11
Maryland	190	4
New Jersey	178	13

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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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Architecture	29
Landscape Architecture	1

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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