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Major Overview for City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

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Overview for City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

A program that prepares individuals to apply principles of planning, analysis, and architecture to the development and improvement of urban areas and surrounding regions, and to function as professional planners. Includes instruction in principles of architecture; master plan development; service, communications, and transportation systems design; community and commercial development; zoning; land use planning; applied economics; policy analysis; applicable laws and regulations; and professional responsibilities and managerial duties.

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A major in City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

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Colleges Offering a Major in City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

Top 34 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
123
(2.2%)
Minimally Selective$13,418
Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ
76
(1.0%)
Minimally Selective$13,241
University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
61
(1.0%)
Moderately Selective$21,165
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA
60
(1.6%)
Minimally Selective$13,157
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
49
(0.7%)
Minimally Selective$20,526
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
40
(1.1%)
Highly Selective$14,868
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
38
(0.9%)
Minimally Selective$13,854
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
32
(0.5%)
Moderately Selective$15,730
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
24
(0.7%)
Minimally Selective$12,418
Texas State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, TX
23
(0.5%)
Minimally Selective$14,284
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.