Urban Planning Graduate Program Directory
The 316-page Planetizen 2009 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs is an invaluable resource for students who may be evaluating graduate urban planning programs, and as a resource for anyone interested in urban planning education. The Guide allows readers to compare the different graduate programs in urban planning.
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Currently 102 programs in full directory
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Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Community Planning and Urban Studies
School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Chukudi Izeogu, Professor and Chair
PO BOX 938
Normal, Alabama 35762
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Community Planning
School of Architecture
College of Architecture, Design and Construction
John Pittari, Chair
104 Dudley Hall
Auburn, Alabama 36849
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Urban and Environmental Planning
School of Planning
College of Design
Kenneth R. Brooks, Director
PO Box 872005
Tempe, Arizona 85287-2005
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Arts in Rural Geography with a Community Planning Emphasis
Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Pamela Foti, Department Chair
NAU Box 15016
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-5016
Accreditation: None
Master of Administration with a Community Planning Emphasis
Distance Learning Program
Graduate College
Pam Torbico, Program Coordinator
NAU Box 4117
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-4117
Accreditation: None
Master of Planning
Geography and Regional Development
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Barbara Becker, Chair
Harvill Building
Box #2
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Master of City and Regional Planning
City and Regional Planning Department
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
William Siembieda, Department Head
1 Grand Avenue, 34-251
San Luis Obispo, California 93407-0283
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
College of Environmental Design
Richard Willson, Professor & Chair
College of Environmental Design
Pomona, California 91768
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
California State University, Chico
Master of Arts in Rural and Town Planning
Department of Geography and Planning
Jacquelyn Chase, Chair
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Chico, California 95929-0425
Accreditation: None
Master of City Planning
School of Public Administration and Urban Studies
College of Arts and Letters
Roger W. Caves, Director
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, California 92182-4505
Accreditation: None
Master of Urban Planning
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
College of Social Sciences
Dayana Salazar, Chair
1 Washington Square
San José, California 95192-0185
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
University of California, Berkeley
Master of City Planning
Department of City and Regional Planning
College of Environmental Design
Karen Christensen, Associate Professor and Chair
228 Wurster Hall #1820
Berkeley, California 94720-1850
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
University of California, Irvine
Master of Urban & Regional Planning
Department of Planning, Policy & Design
School of Social Ecology
Janet Gallagher, Graduate Program Coordinator
202 Social Ecology I
Irvine, California 92697-7075
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
University of California, Los Angeles
Master of Arts in Urban Planning
Department of Urban Planning
School of Public Affairs
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Chair
3250 Public Policy Building
Box 951656
Los Angeles, California 90095-1656
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
University of Southern California
Master of Planning
School of Policy, Planning and Development
Jack Knott, Dean
Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall
Room 312
Los Angeles, California 90089-0626
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
University of Colorado at Denver
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Planning and Design
College of Architecture and Planning
Pam Erickson, Chair
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Arts in Urban Affairs and Public Policy
School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy
College of Human Services, Education & Public Policy
Maria P. Aristigueta, Director
184 Graham Hall
Newark, Delaware 19716
Accreditation: None
Master of Urban & Regional Planning
Department of Urban & Regional Planning
College of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs
Jaap Vos, Associate Professor & Chair
111 East Las Olas
Suite 1009C
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Science in Planning
Urban and Regional Planning
College of Social Science
Dr. Charles Connerly, Chair
P.O. Box 3062280
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2280
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
College of Design, Construction and Planning
Kristin Larsen, Assistant Professor
Room 431, Architecture Building
PO Box 115706
Gainesville, Florida 32611
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Georgia Institute of Technology
Master of City and Regional Planning
City and Regional Planning Program
College of Architecture
Cheryl Contant, Director & Professor
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Science in Urban Studies
Department of Political Science, Public Administration and Urban Studies
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Dr. Deden Rukmana, Graduate Coordinator
PO Box 20385
Savannah, Georgia 31404
Accreditation: None
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
College of Social Sciences
Karl E. Kim, Professor & Chair
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
University of Illinois at Chicago
Master of Urban Planning and Policy
Urban Planning and Policy Program
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
Martin Jaffe, Director & Associate Professor
412 South Peoria Street
215 CUPPA Hall
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master of Urban Planning
Department of Urban & Regional Planning
College of Fine & Applied Arts
Stacy Harwood, Professor and MUP Program Coordinator
111 Temple Buell Hall
611 Taft Drive
Champaign, Illinois 61820
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Urban Planning
College of Architecture and Planning
David Schoen, Chairperson
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Community and Regional Planning
Department of Community and Regional Planning
College of Design
Douglas Johnston, Professor and Chair
146 College of Design
Ames, Iowa 50011-3094
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning
Graduate College
Alan Peters, Professor & Chair
347 Jessup Hall
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Regional and Community Planning
Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning
College of Architecture, Planning and Design
C. A. Keithley, Director
302 Seaton Hall
Manhattan, Kansas 66506-2902
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Urban Planning
School of Architecture and Urban Planning
James M. Mayo, Chair
Marvin Hall
1456 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7614
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Urban Planning
School of Urban and Public Affairs
David Simpson, Associate Professor
426 West Bloom Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40208
Accreditation: None
Master of Urban & Regional Planning
College of Urban and Public Affairs
Marla Nelson, Coordinator
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, Louisana 70148
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Community Planning and Development
Muskie School of Public Service
Charlie Colgan, Chair
PO Box 9300
Portland, Maine 04104-9300
Accreditation: None
Master of City and Regional Planning
Institute of Architecture and Planning
Siddhartha Sen, Chair
Montebello B-107
2201 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21251
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
University of Maryland, College Park
Master of Community Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
James R. Cohen, Director
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of City Planning
Department of Applied Social Sciences
Metropolitan College
Enrique R. Silva, Assistant Professor/Program Coordinator
808 Commonwealth Avenue
Room 238
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Accreditation: None
Master of Arts in Community Development and Planning
International Development, Community, and Environment Department
Laurie Ross, Program Coordinator
950 Main Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01610-1477
Accreditation: None
Master in Urban Planning
Department of Urban Planning and Design
Graduate School of Design
Jerold Kayden, Director
312 Gund Hall
48 Quincy Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master in City Planning
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
School of Architecture and Planning
Lawrence Vale, Professor and Department Head
Room 7-346
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Julian Agyeman, Chair
97 Talbot Avenue
Medford, Massachusetts 02155
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Master of Regional Planning
Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
College of Natural Resources and the Environment
109 Hills North
University of Massachusetts
111 Infimary Way, Ofc 1
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master in Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Geography and Geology
College of Arts & Sciences
Norman Tyler, Program Coordinator
205 Strong Hall 209
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
Accreditation: None
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Urban and Regional Planning Program
School of Planning, Design and Construction
Scott Witter, Director
101 Human Ecology
East Lansing, Michigan 38864
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Urban Planning
Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning
Jonathan Levine, Professor & Chair
2000 Bonisteel Boulevard
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2069
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Urban Planning
Department of Geography and Urban Planning
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Robin Boyle, Chair
3198 Faculty Admin Building
656 W. Kirby
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Master of Arts in Urban Planning
Urban and Regional Studies Institute
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Anthony J. Filipovitch, Chair
106 Morris Hall
Mankato, Minnesota 56001
Accreditation: None
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Ed Goetz, Chair
301 Nineteenth Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Arts in Planning
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
School of Policy and Planning
Otha Burton, Jr., Associate Dean and Chair
Box 23
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
Accreditation: None
Master of Urban Planning and Real Estate Development
Department of Public Policy Studies
College of Public Service
Sarah Coffin, Assistant Professor
Accreditation: None
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Master of Community and Regional Planning
Department of Community and Regional Planning
College of Architecture
Gordon P. Scholz, Chair
302 Architecture Hall
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0105
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master in Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Planning
Woodrow Wilson School Woodrow Wilson School
Douglas S. Massey, Faculty Chair
103 Robertson Hall
Princeton, New Jersey 08544-1013
Accreditation: None
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Master of City and Regional Planning
Urban Planning and Policy Development
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Clinton J. Andrews, Director
33 Livingston Avenue
Suite 300
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Community and Regional Planning
School of Architecture and Planning
David S. Henkel, Director
2414 Central SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Science in Urban Planning
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Dr. Elliot Sclar, Department Chair
413 Avery Hall
1172 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, New York 10027
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Regional Planning
Department of City and Regional Planning
College of Architecture, Art and Planning
Tina Nelson, Graduate Field Assistant
109 West Sibley Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853-6701
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Hunter College, City University of New York
Master of Urban Planning
Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
School of Arts and Sciences
Lynn McCormick, Director
West Building, 1611
695 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10021
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Urban Planning
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
The Puck Building
Third Floor
295 Lafayette St
New York, New York 10012-9604
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of City and Regional Planning
Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment
School of Architecture
Catherine Herman, Interim Chair
Brooklyn, New York, New York 11205
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
University at Albany, State University of New York
Master in Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Geography and Planning
College of Arts & Sciences
Catherine Lawson, Director
AS-218
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Master of Urban Planning
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
School of Architecture and Planning
Niraj Verma, Chair
116 Hayes Hall
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14214-3087
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Master of Regional Planning
Department of City and Regional Planning
College of Arts and Sciences
Emil Malizia, Chair
New East Building
Campus Box #3140
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3140
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Urban Planning, Design and Development
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
W. Dennis Keating, Director
1717 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of City and Regional Planning
Knowlton School of Architecture
Kenneth Pearlman, Department Head
275 Woodruff Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1138
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Geography/Urban Planning
Department of Geography and Planning
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Robert B. Kent, Chair
Accreditation: None
Master of Community Planning
School of Planning
College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning
David J. Edelman, Professor & Director
PO Box 210016
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0016
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master in Geography and Planning
Department of Geography and Planning
College of Arts and Sciences
Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390Accreditation: None
Master of Regional and City Planning
Division of Regional and City Planning
College of Architecture
Guoqiang Shen, Director and Professor
830 Vleet Oval
Gould Hall, Room 162
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning
College of Urban and Public Affairs
Ethan Seltzer, Director
P.O. Box 751-USP
Portland, Oregon 97207-0751
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Community and Regional Planning
Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management
School of Architecture and Allied Arts
Richard Margerum, Director
1209 University of Oregon
119 Hendricks Hall
Eugene, Oregon 97403-1209
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning
Department of Community & Regional Planning
Ambler College
Dr. Deborah Howe, FAICP, Chair
Ambler, Pennsylvania 19002
Accreditation: None
Master of Arts in Urban Studies
Department of Geography and Urban Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Jerry Stahler, Graduate Student Advisor
309 Gladfelter Hall
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122
Accreditation: None
Master of City Planning
Department of City & Regional Planning
School of Design
Kate Daniel, Coordinator
127 Myerson Hall
210 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6311
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Río Piedras
Maestría en Planificación
Escuela Graduada de Planificación
PO Box 23500
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3500
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of City and Regional Planning
Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture
College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities
Jim London, Director
121 Lee Hall
Box 340511
Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0511
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of City and Regional Planning
Division of City and Regional Planning
School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy
Gene Pearson, Chair
208 McCord Hall
Memphis, Tennessee 38152
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Science in Planning
Department of Political Science
College of Arts and Sciences
Bruce E. Tonn, Program Coordinator
1018 McClung Tower
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-0410
Accreditation: None
Master of Urban Planning
Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
College of Architecture
Elise Bright, MUP Program Coordinator/Professor
3137 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843-3137
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy
Barbara Jordan - Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs
Arthur Sullivan, Professor & Chair
3100 Cleburne Street
Houston, Texas 77004
Accreditation: None
The University of Texas at Arlington
Master of City and Regional Planning
School of Urban and Public Affairs
Enid Arvidson, Graduate Advisor
Box 19588
601 S. Nedderman Drive
Arlington, Texas 76019
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
The University of Texas at Austin
Master of Community and Regional Planning
School of Architecture
Kent S. Butler, Chair
B7500
1 University Station
Austin, Texas 78712-0222
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Urban Planning
City & Metropolitan Planning
College of Architecture and Planning
Thomas Sanchez, Chair
375 South 1530 East
Room 235 AAC
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0370
Accreditation: None
Master of Urban and Environmental Planning
School of Architecture
Daphne Spain, Chair
Campbell Hall
P.O. Box 400122
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Virginia Commonwealth University
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
923 West Franklin Street
Richmond, Virginia 23284-2028
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Urban Affairs and Planning
School of Public and International Affairs
Jesse Richardson, Assistant Professor and Chair
201-C Architecture Annex (0113)
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master in Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Urban Planning, Public and Health Administration
College of Business & Public Administration
Fred Hurand, Program Chair
668 North Riverpoint Blvd
Spokane, Washington 99202
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Urban Planning
Department of Urban Design and Planning
College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Jan Brooks, Program Coordinator
P.O. Box 355740
Seattle, Washington 98195
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
The Graduate School
Alice Justice, Chair
Music Hall, 925
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Master of Urban Planning
Department of Urban Planning
School of Architecture & Urban Planning
Nancy Frank, Department Chair
PO Box 413
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0413
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Master of Environmental Design (Planning)
Faculty of Environmental Design
Professional Faculties Building, Room 2182
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Accreditation: Canadian Institute of Planners
Master of Resources Management - Resource and Environmental Planning Program
School of Resource and Environmental Management
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6
Accreditation: Canadian Institute of Planners
University of British Columbia
Master of Planning
School of Community and Regional Planning
433-6333 Memorial Road
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z2
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board, Canadian Institute of Planners
Master of City Planning
Department of City Planning
Faculty of Architecture
Yvonne Halden, Graduate Student Coordinator
201 Russell Building
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
Accreditation: Canadian Institute of Planners
Master of Planning
School of Planning
Faculty of Architecture and Planning
Jill Grant, Director
PO Box 1000
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4
Accreditation: Canadian Institute of Planners
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
School of Urban and Regional Planning
Hok-Lin Leung, Director
Room 539 Policy Studies Building
138 Union Street
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Accreditation: Canadian Institute of Planners
Master of Science in Rural Planning and Development
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
Maurice Nelischer, Director
Room 101, Landscape Architecture
Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
Accreditation: Canadian Institute of Planners
Master of Science in Planning
Department of Geography
Faculty of Arts and Science
Susan Ruddick, Director
100 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3
Accreditation: Canadian Institute of Planners
Master of Arts (Planning)
School of Planning
Faculty of Environmental Studies
Edie Cardwell, Graduate Administrator
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
Accreditation: Canadian Institute of Planners
Master in Environmental Studies - Program In Planning
Faculty of Environmental Studies
Gerda R. Wekerle, Planning Program Coordinator
109 Health, Nursing and Environmental Studies (HNES) Building
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Accreditation: Canadian Institute of Planners
Master of Science in Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies
Department of Geography, Planning & Environment
Annie Pollock, Department Administrator
1455 de Maisonneuve W
H 1255-26 (Hall Building)
Montréal, Québec H3G 1M8
Accreditation: None
Master of Urban Planning
School of Urban Planning
David Brown, Department Head
815 Sherbrooke Street West
Suite 400
Montreal, Québec H3A 2K6
Accreditation: Canadian Institute of Planners
Maîtrise en urbanisme
Institut d'urbanisme
Gérard Beaudet, Directeur
2940 ch. Côte Sainte-Catherine
Montréal, Québec H3T 1B9
Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board
Maîtrise en aménagement du territoire et développement régional
École Supérieure d'aménagement du territoire et de développement régional
Faculté d'aménagement, architecture et arts visuels
Mario Carrier, Directeur
1624, Pavillon Félix-antoine-Savard
Québec G1K 7P4
Accreditation: Canadian Institute of Planners
