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

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the most popular for urban and regional planning students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 70 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 Texas 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 Texas

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

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

24 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in urban and regional planning has to take a look at The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in urban and regional planning in Texas.

There were roughly 24 urban and regional planning individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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2

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in urban and regional planning. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in urban and regional planning in Texas.

There were about 16 urban and regional planning individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

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3

The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Texas at Arlington is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in urban and regional planning. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in urban and regional planning in Texas.

There were approximately 13 urban and regional planning students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year.

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4

Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in urban and regional planning needs to look into Prairie View A & M University. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Prairie View. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in urban and regional planning in Texas.

There were about 10 urban and regional planning students who graduated with this degree at PVAMU in the most recent data year.

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5

The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in urban and regional planning in Texas.

There were roughly 6 urban and regional planning individuals who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.

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6

Texas Southern University
Houston, TX

1 Annual Master's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

TSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Houston.

There were approximately 1 urban and regional planning students who graduated with this degree at TSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	173	27
New Mexico	104	22

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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
General Architecture	146
Architectural Sciences & Technology	144
Landscape Architecture	32
Environmental Design	13

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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