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Urban & Regional Planning at University of California - Berkeley

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Urban & Regional Planning at University of California - Berkeley

If you plan to study urban and regional planning, take a look at what University of California - Berkeley has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 41,891. During the 2018-2019 academic year, 50 students received their master's degree in urban planning.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Urban & Regional Planning section at the bottom of this page.

UC Berkeley Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Urban Planning
  • Doctorate Degree in Urban Planning

UC Berkeley Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in urban planning, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Urban Planning Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the urban planning majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

54% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities
Of the 50 urban planning students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from UC Berkeley, about 46% were men and 54% were women.

UC Berkeley Gender Breakdown of Urban & Regional Planning Master's Degree Grads

In the urban planning master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in urban planning.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Urban & Regional Planning Majors at University of California - Berkeley
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 19
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Careers That Urban Planning Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban planning can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Urban and Regional Planners 7,950 $93,790
Social Sciences Professors 2,760 $147,680
Architecture Professors 370 $98,610

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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