City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Master's Degree · about 40 graduates a year

$63,944
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$74,818
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$79,665
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#30 of 36
Rank by pay
#31 of 36
Rank, wage-adjusted
$37,939
Median federal debt

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities graduates in city/urban, community, and regional planning earn 6% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 51% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 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
…
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
30University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$74,818$71,467#31$63,944
31Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$74,274$76,318#28$57,345
32Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$73,208$78,124#25$53,108
33Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY$70,282$66,894#35—

Other Majors at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$167,446$100,441#2 of 19
Business Administration, Management and Operations$162,817$132,950#31 of 861
Computer Engineering$161,999$127,323#6 of 23
Engineering$141,008—#4 of 16
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$139,772$87,769#3 of 13
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$138,394$103,504#27 of 92
Health and Medical Administrative Services$125,454$85,293#22 of 211
Applied Mathematics$123,369—#8 of 17
Human Resources Management and Services$121,475$92,241#11 of 159
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$112,691—#16 of 40
Mechanical Engineering$112,217$90,193#52 of 83
Accounting and Related Services$111,508$78,000#36 of 349
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$97,787$74,680#2 of 13
Public Administration$97,311$92,069#25 of 243
Public Health$88,156$70,387#61 of 201
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$84,522$65,137#13 of 23
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$83,567$52,823#13 of 58
Curriculum and Instruction$82,925$53,385#8 of 190
Public Policy Analysis$80,100$61,239#38 of 50
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,778$72,217#432 of 432
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$75,444$61,488#21 of 204
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$75,191$57,244#11 of 26
Architecture$72,487$58,635#28 of 50
Social Work$68,679$56,823#68 of 279
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$68,652$58,917#96 of 243
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$66,765—#154 of 211
Education$66,492—#14 of 32
Landscape Architecture$64,090$55,522#6 of 7
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$63,769—#54 of 165
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$63,013$51,090#182 of 322

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Minnesota-Twin Cities city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $63,944 one year after graduating and $74,818 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Minnesota-Twin Cities rank for city/urban, community, and regional planning?

Among 36 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities ranks #30 by median pay four years after graduation, and #31 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is city/urban, community, and regional planning at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% less than the national median for city/urban, community, and regional planning ($79,665), and the median federal debt at graduation is $37,939.

← All data for University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · 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.