City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Master's Degree · about 89 graduates a year

$69,357
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$90,541
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$79,665
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#5 of 36
Rank by pay
#13 of 36
Rank, wage-adjusted
$51,793
Median federal debt

University of California-Los Angeles graduates in city/urban, community, and regional planning earn 14% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 57% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of California-Los Angeles Compares for City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning

All 36 colleges reporting city/urban, community, and regional planning earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1New York University New York, NY$106,674$101,532#1$71,369
2Harvard University Cambridge, MA$102,979$90,684#2$84,062
3Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$100,130$88,175#7$81,382
4Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$93,415$88,912#4$72,127
5University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$90,541$82,386#13$69,357
6California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$90,339$82,203#14$70,849
7California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$89,909$81,811#15—
8University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$88,656$80,671#18$63,583
9University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$87,944$80,023#20$66,092
10Cornell University Ithaca, NY$86,756$82,574#12$64,623

Other Majors at University of California-Los Angeles by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations$223,358$172,128#11 of 861
Engineering$177,858$135,373#1 of 29
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$174,798$119,390#7 of 62
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$169,099—
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$151,186$109,272#3 of 25
Materials Engineering$146,629$98,154#1 of 7
Mechanical Engineering$138,803$108,892#8 of 83
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$136,869$112,065#75 of 432
Computer and Information Sciences—$136,659—
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$112,923$91,677#18 of 43
Public Health$110,900$75,311#7 of 201
Chemistry$107,724—#2 of 9
Civil Engineering$103,685$81,415#24 of 81
Public Policy Analysis$100,925$66,078#10 of 50
Social Work$85,426$65,106#5 of 279
Architectural Sciences and Technology$83,426$60,428#6 of 30
Social Sciences$82,105$64,823#2 of 9
Education$80,698$61,708#21 of 214
Architecture$78,757—#12 of 50
Library Science$72,203$51,407—
Area Studies$71,833—#7 of 10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$69,701$45,247#3 of 6
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$59,013—#7 of 41
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$53,630$39,954#10 of 22
Music$45,410$15,520#61 of 98

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of California-Los Angeles city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $69,357 one year after graduating and $90,541 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of California-Los Angeles rank for city/urban, community, and regional planning?

Among 36 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, University of California-Los Angeles ranks #5 by median pay four years after graduation, and #13 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is city/urban, community, and regional planning at University of California-Los Angeles worth it?

Its graduates earn 14% more than the national median for city/urban, community, and regional planning ($79,665), and the median federal debt at graduation is $51,793.

← All data for University of California-Los Angeles · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.