Median earnings of city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 35 colleges. National median: $68,094, rising to $81,034 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|
| 1 | University of Miami | FL | $94,890 | — | — |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MA | $89,910 | $100,130 | $38,500 |
| 3 | Columbia University in the City of New York | NY | $85,714 | $93,415 | $137,955 |
| 4 | New York University | NY | $82,625 | $106,674 | $80,253 |
| 5 | Cornell University | NY | $82,512 | $86,756 | — |
| 6 | Georgetown University | DC | $82,068 | $80,847 | $68,735 |
| 7 | University of California-Los Angeles | CA | $81,075 | $90,541 | $42,430 |
| 8 | University of Southern California | CA | $78,524 | $88,656 | $41,000 |
| 9 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | CA | $77,986 | $90,339 | — |
| 10 | Wayne State University | MI | $75,064 | $81,363 | $41,942 |
| 11 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | $74,978 | $85,467 | $49,726 |
| 12 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | WA | $74,978 | $85,467 | $49,726 |
| 13 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NC | $73,951 | $82,613 | $40,864 |
| 14 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | MA | $72,694 | — | — |
| 15 | University of Florida | FL | $72,052 | $84,226 | $41,000 |
| 16 | Portland State University | OR | $68,508 | $80,453 | $38,000 |
| 17 | San Diego State University | CA | $68,176 | — | — |
| 18 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | CO | $68,094 | $84,407 | $45,678 |
| 19 | University of California-Irvine | CA | $67,658 | $87,944 | $41,000 |
| 20 | The University of Texas at Austin | TX | $67,187 | $79,383 | $30,750 |
| 21 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | $66,870 | $74,818 | $41,000 |
| 22 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | VA | $66,510 | $86,237 | — |
| 23 | University of Central Florida | FL | $65,787 | — | — |
| 24 | Florida State University | FL | $64,682 | $78,175 | $41,000 |
| 25 | Texas A&M University-College Station | TX | $63,364 | $63,850 | — |
| 26 | Pratt Institute-Main | NY | $63,292 | $70,282 | $81,862 |
| 27 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | $63,226 | $74,274 | — |
| 28 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | AZ | $63,226 | $74,274 | — |
| 29 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | VA | $61,190 | $82,553 | $51,125 |
| 30 | Temple University | PA | $58,549 | — | — |
| 31 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | WI | $57,159 | $62,981 | — |
| 32 | University at Buffalo | NY | $56,270 | $58,546 | $40,750 |
| 33 | Auburn University | AL | $55,322 | — | — |
| 34 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | $54,980 | $73,208 | — |
| 35 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras | PR | $42,324 | — | $16,000 |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates earn?
The median college reports $68,094 in earnings one year after a master's degree in city/urban, community, and regional planning and $81,034 four years after. The highest is $94,890 at University of Miami.
How much student debt do city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $41,440 at the typical college.