City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Master's Degree · about 32 graduates a year

$67,972
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$85,806
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$79,665
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#12 of 36
Rank by pay
#5 of 36
Rank, wage-adjusted
$47,538
Median federal debt

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus graduates in city/urban, community, and regional planning earn 8% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 55% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 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
11Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$86,237$78,527#24$61,042
12Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$85,806$88,827#5$67,972
13University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$85,467$78,611#22$67,566
14University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA$85,467$78,611#23$67,566
15University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO$84,407$78,937#21$64,278

Other Majors at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$195,622$150,671#5 of 78
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$180,530$121,795#4 of 92
Business Administration, Management and Operations$178,484$132,872#28 of 861
Computer Science$169,689$112,762#19 of 48
Systems Engineering$168,407$118,944#3 of 27
Industrial Engineering$164,427—#2 of 18
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$143,627$107,745#19 of 62
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$126,979$103,878#11 of 25
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$123,746$92,940#4 of 40
Mechanical Engineering$123,205$97,999#26 of 83
Manufacturing Engineering—$118,763—
Civil Engineering$99,226$80,401#32 of 81
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$88,100—#8 of 211
Architectural Sciences and Technology$85,081$67,863#4 of 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $67,972 one year after graduating and $85,806 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus rank for city/urban, community, and regional planning?

Among 36 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ranks #12 by median pay four years after graduation, and #5 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is city/urban, community, and regional planning at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 8% more than the national median for city/urban, community, and regional planning ($79,665), and the median federal debt at graduation is $47,538.

← All data for Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · 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.