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2023 Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region

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Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 2,419 people earned their degree in urban and regional planning, making the major the 183rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, urban and regional planning graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,745 and had an average of $23,296 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 179 urban and regional planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,203 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban and regional planning. To top this list, a school must have a successful urban and regional planning program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region urban planning students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 ’s urban planning degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at MIT

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning at UMass Amherst

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region list. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Boston University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified ’s urban planning students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s urban planning degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at UNH

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Westfield State University
Westfield, Massachusetts

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Westfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 ’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Westfield State University Urban & Regional Planning Report

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University of Southern Maine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s urban planning degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at University of Southern Maine

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Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region ranking. Plymouth State University is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s urban planning degrees to qualified students.

Full Plymouth State University Urban & Regional Planning Report

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Yale University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 5 ’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Yale

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region ranking. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 26 ’s urban planning degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Harvard

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Unity College
Unity, Maine

Unity College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Urban Planning Major in the New England Region ranking. Unity, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s urban planning degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning at Unity College

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