City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Master's Degree · about 19 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$77,299
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$79,665
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#27 of 36
Rank by pay
#19 of 36
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates in city/urban, community, and regional planning earn 3% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How University of Wisconsin-Madison 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
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24Iowa State University Ames, IA$79,527$83,653#10$54,691
25The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$79,383$80,709#17$64,191
26Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$78,175$83,207#11$59,403
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

Other Majors at University of Wisconsin-Madison by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$196,985—#3 of 78
Marketing$166,668$117,372#2 of 37
Finance and Financial Management Services$164,371$122,802#8 of 69
Business/Commerce$160,097$127,264#8 of 75
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$156,689—#8 of 92
Engineering$147,101$112,855#2 of 29
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$129,743$106,135#36 of 62
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$125,492$108,627#125 of 216
Nuclear Engineering$118,214——
Mechanical Engineering$113,710$88,820#47 of 83
Geography and Cartography$111,616$74,365#2 of 17
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$109,392$82,680#21 of 40
Accounting and Related Services$107,090$69,352#68 of 349
Public Health$92,640$60,435#32 of 201
Civil Engineering$91,867$85,260#59 of 81
Biotechnology$83,354$78,060#13 of 15
Public Policy Analysis$78,939$63,862#40 of 50
Economics—$73,951—
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$71,621—#7 of 15
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$71,120$55,617#94 of 322
Educational Administration and Supervision$69,767$55,677#232 of 453
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$67,173$53,264#8 of 33
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$67,161$53,256#38 of 58
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$64,515$52,000#147 of 243
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$63,546$64,762#176 of 211
Social Work$62,101$54,548#150 of 279
Curriculum and Instruction$55,104$50,433#159 of 190
Library Science and Administration$54,976$44,787#32 of 54
Fine and Studio Arts$43,436$30,934#46 of 60
Music—$31,552—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Wisconsin-Madison city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates make?

Graduates earn $77,299 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Wisconsin-Madison rank for city/urban, community, and regional planning?

Among 36 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, University of Wisconsin-Madison ranks #27 by median pay four years after graduation, and #19 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is city/urban, community, and regional planning at University of Wisconsin-Madison worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% less than the national median for city/urban, community, and regional planning ($79,665).

← All data for University of Wisconsin-Madison · 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.