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

Cambridge, MA · Master's Degree

$84,062
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$102,979
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$79,665
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#2 of 36
Rank by pay
#2 of 36
Rank, wage-adjusted
$41,000
Median federal debt

Harvard University graduates in city/urban, community, and regional planning earn 29% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 40% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Harvard 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

Other Majors at Harvard University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$228,519$177,890#3 of 23
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences$198,921$231,040#15 of 17
Computer and Information Sciences$189,806$158,673#7 of 78
Public Administration$177,149$133,307#1 of 243
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$168,833$142,377#3 of 23
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$155,888—#2 of 13
Biotechnology$155,219—#1 of 15
Finance and Financial Management Services$153,797$111,894#11 of 69
Public Health$153,029$108,479#2 of 201
Public Policy Analysis$129,978$87,444#1 of 50
Educational/Instructional Media Design$127,546$90,736#1 of 82
Area Studies$115,583—#2 of 10
Visual and Performing Arts$113,887$115,516—
Business Administration, Management and Operations$113,503$103,400#207 of 861
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$92,158$68,115#4 of 34
Student Counseling and Personnel Services—$91,204—
Education$88,307$65,968#8 of 214
Behavioral Sciences—$87,946—
Architectural Sciences and Technology$85,062$70,798#5 of 30
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$84,831$72,276#12 of 58
Theological and Ministerial Studies$61,789$37,385#43 of 94
Educational Administration and Supervision—$56,806—
Museology/Museum Studies$49,683$44,792#8 of 12

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $84,062 one year after graduating and $102,979 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 36 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, Harvard University ranks #2 by median pay four years after graduation, and #2 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 29% more than the national median for city/urban, community, and regional planning ($79,665), and the median federal debt at graduation is $41,000.

← All data for Harvard 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.