City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC · Master's Degree · about 48 graduates a year

$65,697
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$82,613
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$79,665
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#17 of 36
Rank by pay
#6 of 36
Rank, wage-adjusted
$34,940
Median federal debt

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduates in city/urban, community, and regional planning earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 42% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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
…
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
16University of Florida Gainesville, FL$84,226$89,648#3$69,502
17University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC$82,613$88,655#6$65,697
18University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$82,553$75,172#29$58,018
19Wayne State University Detroit, MI$81,363$85,788#8$64,788
20Georgetown University Washington, DC$80,847$70,843#33$63,579

Other Majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences$216,728$164,864#7 of 17
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies$204,372$176,802#6 of 12
Business Administration, Management and Operations$203,447$156,818#15 of 861
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$170,529$142,689#2 of 15
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$122,874$105,700#150 of 216
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$114,707$99,792#309 of 432
Health and Medical Administrative Services$113,370$77,966#41 of 211
Accounting and Related Services$110,766$68,449#42 of 349
Communication and Media Studies$88,174$56,634#8 of 61
Public Health$86,115$60,926#69 of 201
Public Administration$81,915$66,534#96 of 243
Information Science/Studies$81,473$68,374#57 of 71
Educational Administration and Supervision$76,137$67,864#135 of 453
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$71,951$47,637#17 of 165
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$71,783$57,741#66 of 243
Nutrition Sciences$65,013$54,771#14 of 22
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$64,051$48,775#174 of 211
Social Work$62,611$49,662#141 of 279
Natural Resources Conservation and Research—$60,165—
Library Science and Administration$57,675$47,748#19 of 54
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$56,624$48,566#193 of 302
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$54,867$44,950#273 of 380
Education$54,337—#183 of 214
Fine and Studio Arts$51,978—#23 of 60
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft—$37,985—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $65,697 one year after graduating and $82,613 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill rank for city/urban, community, and regional planning?

Among 36 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks #17 by median pay four years after graduation, and #6 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is city/urban, community, and regional planning at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for city/urban, community, and regional planning ($79,665), and the median federal debt at graduation is $34,940.

← All data for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · 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.