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Master's · Architecture and Related Services

City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning (Master's): earnings by school

46 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$68,094
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$81,363
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$41,220
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 37 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $76,795 and $86,756. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
New York University NY$82,625$106,674$80,253
Harvard University MA—$102,979—
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA$89,910$100,130$38,500
University of Miami FL$94,890——
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$85,714$93,415$137,955
University of California-Los Angeles CA$81,075$90,541$42,430
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$77,986$90,339—
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA—$89,909—
University of Southern California CA$78,524$88,656$41,000
University of California-Irvine CA$67,658$87,944$41,000
Cornell University NY$82,512$86,756—
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$66,510$86,237—
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA—$85,806$41,440
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$74,978$85,467$49,726
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$74,978$85,467$49,726
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$68,094$84,407$45,678
University of Florida FL$72,052$84,226$41,000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$73,951$82,613$40,864
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$61,190$82,553$51,125
Wayne State University MI$75,064$81,363$41,942
Georgetown University DC$82,068$80,847$68,735
Boston University MA—$80,594—
Portland State University OR$68,508$80,453$38,000
University of South Florida FL—$79,536—
Iowa State University IA—$79,527—
The University of Texas at Austin TX$67,187$79,383$30,750
Florida State University FL$64,682$78,175$41,000
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI—$77,299—
University of Oregon OR—$76,795—
University of Illinois Chicago IL—$76,505—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$66,870$74,818$41,000
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$63,226$74,274—
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$63,226$74,274—
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$54,980$73,208—
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$72,694——
Pratt Institute-Main NY$63,292$70,282$81,862
Clemson University SC—$69,971—
San Diego State University CA$68,176——
University of Central Florida FL$65,787——
University of Kansas KS—$65,373—
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$63,364——
Temple University PA$58,549——
University at Buffalo NY$56,270$58,546$40,750
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$57,159——
Auburn University AL$55,322——
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras PR$42,324—$16,000