Northeastern University

The MS in Urban Planning and Policy Program centers racial, social, and climate justice in all aspects of planning. Students graduate prepared to implement evidence-based and community engaged approaches to problem solving. Students gain hands-on experience through the co-op program and research opportunities with the Dukakis Center for Urban Regional Policy and other research centers.

Innovating just, reparative, and sustainable approaches to planning practice

Focus Areas:

• Urban Sustainability and Resilience
• Urban Analytics
• Urban Design and Physical Planning
• Urban Development Policy and Planning

Jointly offered by Northeastern University School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and School of Architecture.

Recent co-op and internship placements:

• Boston Housing Authority
• Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban
• Mechanics
• Boston Municipal Research Bureau
• Boston Planning and Development Agency
• Caribbean Integration Community
• Development
• City of Chelsea
• City of Somerville
• City of Watertown
• Massachusetts Department of Transportation
• Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
• Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
• Metropolitan Area Planning Council

Recent capstone projects:

• Flattening the Curve of Rising Costs: An Affordable Housing Solution for Malden (Client: City of Malden)
• Strategies to Mitigate Institutional and Student Impact on the Roxbury Housing Market (Client: The American City Coalition)
• Community Benefits in Allston-Brighton (Client: Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation)
• Open for Business: Revitalizing Downtown Chelsea without Business Displacement (Client: City of Chelsea Planning and Development Department)
• Analysis of Best Use Options for Arborway Yard (Client: Emerald Necklace Conservancy)