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Career Information for Urban And Regional Planners in North Carolina

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Fast Facts for Urban And Regional Planners in North Carolina

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Asheville, Raleigh, and Wilmington
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Greensboro, Hickory, and Fayetteville
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Charlotte, Raleigh, and Durham

Salaries for Urban And Regional Planners in North Carolina

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Charlotte, Durham, and Greensboro. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Urban And Regional Planners in North Carolina are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Urban and Regional Planners in North Carolina

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division
Online

Established in 2000, the school blends creative arts and design education with the convenience of web-based learning. Students attend classes online with no pre-set schedule.

  • Programs: Architecture And Planning
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

North Carolina Urban Planning Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Appalachian State UniversityBooneDoctorate15,871
East Carolina UniversityGreenvilleDoctorate & First Professional25,990
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillDoctorate & First Professional28,136
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotteDoctorate22,388

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Urban And Regional Planners

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for North Carolina. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Urban and Regional Planners

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Urban and Regional Planners relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

NORTH CAROLINA

   
Asheville100$47,4702.3
Raleigh260$53,4302
Wilmington70$48,7402
Greenville30$52,9901.9
Durham120$57,6801.8
Charlotte330$58,8001.5
Fayetteville30$52,3001
Hickory40$48,3201
Greensboro60$56,3200.6
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