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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in urban and regional planning, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #81 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for urban and regional planning students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 48 master's degrees in urban and regional planning to qualified students.

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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 Master’s Students to Study Urban & Regional Planning in Virginia

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for urban and regional planning students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

34 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in urban and regional planning needs to look into Virginia Tech. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very 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 Virginia. More information about a master’s in urban and regional planning from Virginia Tech

2

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Virginia - Main Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in urban and regional planning. University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in urban and regional planning in Virginia.

Students who graduate with their master's from the urban planning program report average early career income of $49,600.

More information about a master’s in urban and regional planning from University of Virginia - Main Campus

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	121
Georgia	186	50
North Carolina	167	46
Tennessee	156	10
Alabama	147	21
South Carolina	141	19
Louisiana	140	14
Kentucky	140	5
Mississippi	120	9

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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 Majors Related to Urban Planning

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology	98
General Architecture	16
Landscape Architecture	6
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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