City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at New York University

New York, NY · Master's Degree · about 44 graduates a year

$71,369
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$106,674
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$79,665
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#1 of 36
Rank by pay
#1 of 36
Rank, wage-adjusted
$74,287
Median federal debt

New York University graduates in city/urban, community, and regional planning earn 34% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 70% of one year’s pay at that point.

How New York 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 New York University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Legal Professions and Studies$254,326$167,839#1 of 11
Business Administration, Management and Operations$232,460$184,729#8 of 861
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$188,168$178,835#1 of 92
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$180,138$91,612#1 of 19
Computer and Information Sciences$173,716$107,240#10 of 78
Computer Science$172,796$108,067#16 of 48
Real Estate$156,252$128,898#3 of 15
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$152,422$113,704#5 of 72
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$151,024$141,353#35 of 432
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$135,852—#30 of 62
Accounting and Related Services$134,461$82,270#1 of 349
Health and Medical Administrative Services$133,466$91,372#18 of 211
Statistics$128,820$104,788#12 of 18
Engineering-Related Fields$127,277$114,850#20 of 40
Human Resources Management and Services$125,710$87,072#8 of 159
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$120,018$80,996—
Educational/Instructional Media Design$117,843—#2 of 82
Public Administration$109,946$82,887#8 of 243
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology—$100,602—
Civil Engineering$99,685$91,660#31 of 81
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$94,135$63,849#2 of 7
International Relations and National Security Studies$93,034$59,814#17 of 40
Biology$90,999$69,912#8 of 57
Public Health$90,473$66,652#45 of 201
Computer Software and Media Applications$89,704$54,671#24 of 26
Education$83,789$76,983#3 of 32
Research and Experimental Psychology$82,490$48,960#2 of 13
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$80,567—#9 of 52
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$77,975$56,147#11 of 20
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$75,912$64,527#41 of 243

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $71,369 one year after graduating and $106,674 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 36 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, New York University ranks #1 by median pay four years after graduation, and #1 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 34% more than the national median for city/urban, community, and regional planning ($79,665), and the median federal debt at graduation is $74,287.

← All data for New York 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.