City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Master's Degree · about 19 graduates a year

$63,579
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$80,847
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$79,665
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#20 of 36
Rank by pay
#33 of 36
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Georgetown University graduates in city/urban, community, and regional planning earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Georgetown University 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
…
17University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC$82,613$88,655#6$65,697
18University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$82,553$75,172#29$58,018
19Wayne State University Detroit, MI$81,363$85,788#8$64,788
20Georgetown University Washington, DC$80,847$70,843#33$63,579
21Boston University Boston, MA$80,594$70,971#32$60,806
22Portland State University Portland, OR$80,453$80,927#16$57,357
23University of South Florida Tampa, FL$79,536$84,656#9$59,475

Other Majors at Georgetown University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations$188,160$147,613#25 of 861
Finance and Financial Management Services$180,878$110,674#3 of 69
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$173,832—
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$171,631$130,394#1 of 43
Real Estate$154,778$124,159#5 of 15
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$153,948$139,527#4 of 72
International Business$145,272$129,954#2 of 15
Statistics$143,619$112,394#3 of 18
Health and Medical Administrative Services$137,887$98,100#16 of 211
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$127,831$112,845#126 of 432
Biotechnology$126,361$76,201#3 of 15
International Relations and National Security Studies$118,569$88,199#1 of 40
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$115,091$91,362#2 of 29
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$113,928$85,186#1 of 6
Public Policy Analysis$110,634$83,403#5 of 50
Human Resources Management and Services$109,895$98,440#25 of 159
Homeland Security$108,885$81,481#5 of 28
English Language and Literature$101,463$55,504#1 of 43
Economics$99,537$79,324#14 of 22
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$97,357$52,173#4 of 6
Area Studies$91,661$64,851#3 of 10
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$91,038$64,621#2 of 14
Journalism$90,356$59,912#1 of 22
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$88,001$59,859#4 of 20
Hospitality Administration/Management$85,539$79,515#2 of 12
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$81,035$54,668#4 of 165
Political Science and Government$79,929$73,347#6 of 16
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$68,776$34,063#8 of 16
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology—$66,282—
Museology/Museum Studies$62,965$41,215#2 of 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgetown University city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $63,579 one year after graduating and $80,847 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgetown University rank for city/urban, community, and regional planning?

Among 36 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, Georgetown University ranks #20 by median pay four years after graduation, and #33 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is city/urban, community, and regional planning at Georgetown University worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for city/urban, community, and regional planning ($79,665).

← All data for Georgetown University · 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.