Federal data

Largest city community, and regional planning programs in California

California city community, and regional planning programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1University of California-Los AngelesLos AngelesPublic, 4-year84
2University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesPrivate nonprofit, 4-year62
3California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomonaPublic, 4-year57
4California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoPublic, 4-year39
5San Jose State UniversitySan JosePublic, 4-year35
6University of California-IrvineIrvinePublic, 4-year30
7San Diego State UniversitySan DiegoPublic, 4-year12
8California State University-NorthridgeNorthridgePublic, 4-year7
9Southern California Institute of ArchitectureLos AngelesPrivate nonprofit, 4-year7
10California State University-FresnoFresnoPublic, 4-year2

Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.

How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.