City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Master's Degree · about 29 graduates a year

$59,403
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$78,175
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$79,665
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#26 of 36
Rank by pay
#11 of 36
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,783
Median federal debt

Florida State University graduates in city/urban, community, and regional planning earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 36% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Florida State 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
…
23University of South Florida Tampa, FL$79,536$84,656#9$59,475
24Iowa State University Ames, IA$79,527$83,653#10$54,691
25The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$79,383$80,709#17$64,191
26Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$78,175$83,207#11$59,403
27University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$77,299$80,433#19—
28University of Oregon Eugene, OR$76,795$77,247#27$53,962
29University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL$76,505$75,166#30$63,496

Other Majors at Florida State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$162,329$209,572#23 of 432
Computer and Information Sciences$126,240$81,834#39 of 78
Insurance$126,052$90,536—
Mechanical Engineering$113,967$89,017#46 of 83
Accounting and Related Services$112,611$70,901#30 of 349
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions—$108,004—
Management Information Systems and Services$107,903—#18 of 46
Business/Commerce$107,889$81,168#37 of 75
Economics$101,636$74,592#13 of 22
Finance and Financial Management Services$101,223$62,034#50 of 69
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$100,339$80,899#24 of 43
Chemistry$94,513$69,821#7 of 9
Public Administration$79,921$56,061#109 of 243
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$78,502—#5 of 16
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$77,547$51,722#19 of 29
Educational/Instructional Media Design$77,041$62,599#27 of 82
Political Science and Government$76,608$46,645#7 of 16
Criminal Justice and Corrections$72,705$57,568#38 of 115
International Relations and National Security Studies$71,829$49,158#34 of 40
Public Health$71,264$43,953#143 of 201
Psychology$69,669$59,508#40 of 92
Geography and Cartography$69,641$53,587#15 of 17
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$66,411$60,227#90 of 285
Educational Administration and Supervision$66,020$51,647#296 of 453
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$61,024$50,259#92 of 204
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$60,832$39,740#82 of 165
Social Work$60,003—#191 of 279
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$59,811$54,565#201 of 243
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$59,114$57,059#146 of 302
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$58,724$32,286#9 of 41

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $59,403 one year after graduating and $78,175 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 36 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, Florida State University ranks #26 by median pay four years after graduation, and #11 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for city/urban, community, and regional planning ($79,665), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,783.

← All data for Florida State 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.