City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Master's Degree · about 26 graduates a year

$58,018
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$82,553
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$79,665
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#18 of 36
Rank by pay
#29 of 36
Rank, wage-adjusted
$44,600
Median federal debt

University of Virginia-Main Campus 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 54% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Virginia-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
…
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
21Boston University Boston, MA$80,594$70,971#32$60,806

Other Majors at University of Virginia-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations$224,229$189,494#10 of 861
Management Information Systems and Services$180,312—#2 of 46
Business/Commerce$180,117$159,747#5 of 75
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management—$156,433—
Systems Engineering$152,854$115,773#7 of 27
Computer Software and Media Applications$127,420$112,959#12 of 26
International Business$117,994$88,745#6 of 15
Accounting and Related Services$117,392$73,793#15 of 349
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$110,468$89,572#352 of 432
Mechanical Engineering$103,192—#76 of 83
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$99,250—
Public Policy Analysis$99,110$71,078#11 of 50
Public Health$92,024$63,861#39 of 201
Educational Administration and Supervision$85,232$63,369#69 of 453
Applied Mathematics—$76,647—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$75,525$54,093#61 of 322
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$74,320$64,510#48 of 243
Curriculum and Instruction$68,978$56,714#33 of 190
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$64,896$54,185#48 of 165
Architectural Sciences and Technology—$62,560—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research—$60,738—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$60,095$55,919#125 of 302
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$59,940$54,106#176 of 380
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$59,318$54,250#191 of 285
Special Education and Teaching$58,042$55,212#210 of 280

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Virginia-Main Campus city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $58,018 one year after graduating and $82,553 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Virginia-Main Campus rank for city/urban, community, and regional planning?

Among 36 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, University of Virginia-Main Campus ranks #18 by median pay four years after graduation, and #29 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is city/urban, community, and regional planning at University of Virginia-Main Campus 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 $44,600.

← All data for University of Virginia-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.