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Following is a list of recommended Urban Planning Schools in the USA and Canada. You can narrow down the list of Urban Planning Schools by choosing your desired US State / Canadian Territory, in which you want to study Urban Planning as a specialized major of Architecture. Order free catalogs and brochures from each Urban Planning School you find interesting - it is free and will help you to determine the school that is right for you!

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Ball State University, College of Architecture and Planning

At Ball State, we’re more than just educators—we’re educational entrepreneurs. Combining top-flight talent with the top-notch resources Ball State has to offer, our students and faculty inject endless energy and creativity into what they teach and how they learn. The result—a university The Princeton Review calls one of the best in the Midwest. ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)

Eastern Michigan University, College of Arts and Science

Your success and well-being. Whether you are a student, alumnus/a, future student, friend, faculty or staff member, or community member, our success at EMU is about your success--academically, professionally, personally. Since 1849, EMU has been committed to the highest standards in the classroom, the community and the world. With 24,000 students of all ages and walks of life from around the globe...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)

Eastern Washington University

Eastern Washington University is a regional, comprehensive public university located in Cheney, Washington, with programs also offered in Bellevue, Everett, Kent, Seattle, Shoreline, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver and Yakima....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)

Florida Atlantic University, College of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs

Some universities measure greatness in decades and centuries. Florida Atlantic University measures it with every student who earns a degree, every researcher who makes a discovery and every community that is transformed....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)
- Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning (Certificate)

Hunter College, City University of New York

Hunter College, located in the heart of bustling Manhattan, is the largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Founded in 1870, Hunter is also one of the oldest public colleges in the country. Currently, 21,000 students attend the College, pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 170 different programs of study. With the myriad opportunities found in New ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)

University of Akron, Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences

The University of Akron is a vibrant community within metropolitan Akron, with more than 80 buildings on 218 acres. ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Geography and Urban Planning (Master)
- Certificate in Geography and Urban Planning (Certificate)

University of Colorado at Denver, College of Architecture and Planning

The University of Colorado Denver is ideal for the 21st century. By combining the excellence of our academic programs at our downtown location with the extensive research and teaching of our health sciences center, we are Colorado’s premier research university....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)
- Doctor in Urban and Regional Planning (Doctor)

University of Florida, College of Architecture

UF is a major, public, comprehensive, land-grant, research university. The state's oldest, largest and most comprehensive university, Florida is among the nation's most academically diverse public universities. Florida has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service. It is one of only 17 public, land-grant universities that belongs to the Association of ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)
- Doctor in Urban and Regional Planning (Doctor)

Texas A&M University, College of Architecture

From humble beginnings in 1876 as Texas' first public institution of higher learning, to a bustling 5,000-acre campus with 46,000-plus students and a nationally recognized faculty, Texas A&M University is one of a select few universities with land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant designations. With an enrollment of about half men and half women, 25 percent of the freshman class are the first in th...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)
- Doctor in Urban Planning (Doctor)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, College of Architecture and Urban Studies

Founded in 1872 as a land-grant college named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, Virginia Tech is now a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest full-time student population in Virginia....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)

California State Polytechnic University Pomona, College of Environmental Design

As one of only a few polytechnic universities nationwide, Cal Poly Pomona integrates technology into a traditional liberal arts education as well as into the applied sciences. This long-standing polytechnic approach, which is paired with our learn-by-doing philosophy, makes us unique among traditional universities and has earned us the reputation of developing individuals who are among the most so...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)

Virginia Commonwealth University, College of Humanities and Sciences

Virginia Commonwealth University is the largest university in Virginia and ranks among the top 100 universities in the country in sponsored research. Located on two downtown campuses in Richmond, VCU enrolls nearly 32,000 students in 205 certificate and degree programs in the arts, sciences and humanities. Sixty-five of the programs are unique in Virginia, many of them crossing the disciplines of ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Studies and Planning (Master)
- Certificate in Urban Studies and Planning (Certificate)

Michigan State University, College of Social Science

Known internationally as a major U.S. public university with global reach, Michigan State University has been advancing knowledge and transforming lives through innovative teaching, research, and outreach for over 150 years. MSU is a member of the Association of American Universities, the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, and the Big Ten athletic conference....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)

Florida State University, College of Social Sciences

One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University offers a distinctive academic environment built on its cherished values and unique heritage, welcoming campus, championship athletics and prime location in the heart of the state capital....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)
- Doctor in Urban and Regional Planning (Doctor)
- Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning (Certificate)

University of New Orleans, College of Urban and Public Affairs

The University of New Orleans (UNO), the urban research university of the State of Louisiana, provides essential support for the educational, economic, cultural, and social well being of the culturally rich and diverse New Orleans metropolitan area. Located in an international city, the university serves as an important link between Louisiana and both the nation and the world. The university strat...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)

University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

The University of Illinois at Chicago is a major research university located in the heart of one of the world´s great cities. UIC provides a first-rate education for its students and is committed to creating and disseminating new knowledge as a university of growing national and international stature. The largest university in the Chicago area, UIC has 25,000 students, 15 colleges, including the ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning and Policy (Master)
- Doctor in Urban Planning and Policy (Doctor)

Wayne State University, College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs

Excellent academic programs that directly relate to the world outside college. Distinguished faculty. First-rate facilities. A beautiful, 200-acre campus in the heart of a diverse student body with students from 100 countries. This is what makes Wayne State. While you're here, your college experience will be stimulating, proactive and fun....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)

Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology

- Master in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning (Master)
- Doctor in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning (Doctor)

McGill University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the country's leading research-intensive universities. With students coming to McGill from about 160 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any medical-doctoral university in Canada. ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

With more than 50,000 students on campuses in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick, Rutgers is one of the nation’s major public institutions of higher education. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers has a unique history as a colonial college, a land-grant institution, and a state university. The university’s 27 degree-granting units offer majors in more than 100 fields, with thousands of courses covering the f...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning and Policy Development (Master)
- Doctor in Urban Planning and Policy Development (Doctor)

University of Windsor, Faculty of Graduate Studies

The University of Windsor is located at the crossroads of North America, 15 minutes from the start of Highway 401 or Michigan’s I-75, and facing one of Canada’s most beautiful waterfronts on the Detroit River. That location speaks to UWindsor’s greatness as an internationally oriented, multi-disciplined institution that actively encourages a broad diversity of students, faculty and staff. Those st...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Geography and Planning (Master)

Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation

From its beginnings in a schoolhouse in lower Manhattan, Columbia University has grown to encompass two principal campuses: the historic, neoclassical campus in the Morningside Heights neighborhood and the modern Medical Center further uptown, in Washington Heights. Today, Columbia is one of the top academic and research institutions in the world, conducting pathbreaking research in medicine, scie...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)

Tufts University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Founded in 1852, Tufts University is one of the premier universities in the United States. Tufts enjoys a global reputation for academic excellence and for preparing students as leaders in a wide range of professions....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (Master)

Harvard University, Harvard Design School

Harvard University, which celebrated its 350th anniversary in 1986, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Founded 16 years after the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, the University has grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 18,000 degree candidates, including undergraduates and students in 10 principal academic units. An additio...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)

Cleveland State University, Levin College of Urban Affairs

Cleveland State University is a place where your learning experience is exceptional. Our 85-acre metropolitan campus is in the heart of downtown Cleveland. World-class businesses, professional sports, big-city entertainment, the Lake Erie coastline, healthcare institutions and world-class arts organizations are our neighbors and partners, providing CSU students with an unmatched engaged learning e...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning, Design and Development (Master)

New York University, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

Some 175 years ago, Albert Gallatin, the distinguished statesman who served as secretary of the treasury under President Thomas Jefferson, declared his intention to establish "in this immense and fast-growing city...a system of rational and practical education fitting for all and graciously opened to all." Founded in 1831, New York University is now one of the largest private universities in the U...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)
- Doctor in Urban Planning (Doctor)
- Certificate in Urban Planning (Certificate)

University of Maryland, School of Architecture

The University of Maryland, College Park is a public research university, the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland, and the original 1862 land-grant institution in the State. It is one of only 62 members of the Association of American Universities, an organization composed of the leading research universities in the United States and Canada. The University of Maryland is committed ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Studies and Planning (Master)

University of Virginia, School of Architecture

The University of Virginia is distinctive among institutions of higher education. Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819, the University sustains the ideal of developing, through education, leaders who are well-prepared to help shape the future of the nation. The University is public, while nourished by the strong support of its alumni. It is also selective; the students who come here have been chose...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Environmental Planning (Master)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning

Today MIT is a world-class educational institution. Teaching and research—with relevance to the practical world as a guiding principle—continue to be its primary purpose. MIT is independent, coeducational, and privately endowed. Its five schools and one college encompass numerous academic departments, divisions, and degree-granting programs, as well as interdisciplinary centers, laboratories, and ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Studies and Planning (Master)

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, School of Architecture and Planning

A comprehensive, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence and engagement with the regional, national, and international communities we serve....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)

University of Kansas, School of Architecture and Urban Design

We're glad you're interested in KU. The University of Kansas is a major public research and teaching institution that operates through a diverse, multicampus system. KU's many parts are bound together by a mission to serve as a "center for learning, research, scholarship and creative endeavor" in the state of Kansas, the nation and the world....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)

University of Wisconsin, School of Architecture and Urban Planning - Milwaukee

To fulfill its mission as a major urban doctoral university and to meet the diverse needs of Wisconsin’s largest metropolitan area, the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee must provide a wide array of degree programs, a balanced program of applied and basic research, and a faculty who are active in public service....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)
- Certificate in Urban Planning (Certificate)

Queen´s University, School of Graduate Studies

Queen's is one of Canada's leading universities, with an international reputation for scholarship, research, social purpose, spirit and diversity. Consistently highly-ranked, Queen's is known for its incomparable 24-hour learning environment. Great teaching, great students, community and tradition - these are the hallmarks of the Queen's experience....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)

Jackson State University, School of Liberal Arts

Since 1877, Jackson State University has been providing young men and women opportunities that will empower them to succeed in an increasingly complex world. As the Urban University of Mississippi, Jackson State emphasizes public service programs designed to enhance quality of life and seek solutions to urban problems in the physical, social, intellectual, and economic environments. ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)
- Doctor in Urban and Regional Planning (Doctor)

University of California, School of Public Affairs - Los Angeles

UCLA - the University of California, Los Angeles - is a public research university and a member of the Association of American Universities....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)
- Doctor in Urban Planning (Doctor)

University of Texas at Arlington, School of Urban and Public Affairs

With a commitment to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and service to the community, The University of Texas at Arlington is an educational leader in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Founded in 1895 as a private liberal arts institution, UT Arlington achieved senior college status in 1959 and became part of The University of Texas System in 1965. ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning and Public Policy (Master)
- Doctor in Urban Planning and Public Policy (Doctor)

University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

Internationally renowned for research and education, the University of Michigan offers a wide variety of degree programs for undergraduate and graduate students. Students experience the "Michigan Difference" and our strong tradition of excellence in the classroom, on the playing field, and in the community....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)
- Doctor in Urban, Technological, and Environmental Planning (Doctor)

University at Albany (S.U.N.Y.)

The University at Albany is an internationally recognized public research institution, carrying out a broad mission of undergraduate and graduate education, research and service. More than 17,000 students are enrolled in nine schools and colleges, and benefit from the strength and rich diversity of UAlbany's people and programs. The University's 189 academic programs range from public policy to ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)

University of California - Irvine

Founded in 1965, the University of California, Irvine combines the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. With a commitment to cutting-edge research, teaching, learning and creativity, UCI is a driving force for innovation and discovery that benefits our local, national and global communities in many ways. With more than 27,000 st...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Founded in 1907, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is the flagship campus of the University of Hawaiʻi System. A destination of choice, students and faculty come from across the nation and the world to take advantage of our unique research opportunities, diverse community, nationally-ranked Division I athletics program, and beautiful landscape. Consistently ranked a "best value" am...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)
- Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning (Certificate)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching, and public engagement, distinguished by the breadth of its programs, broad academic excellence, and internationally renowned faculty. Illinois alumni have earned Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes and Olympic medals, have orbited the earth, and lead international corporations. The campus offers rich experiences beyond the classroom, from the best performing...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)
- Doctor in Urban Planning (Doctor)

University of Iowa

The University of Iowa is a major national research university located on a 1,900-acre campus in Iowa City in southeast Iowa, on the Iowa River near the intersection of U.S. Interstate Highways 80 and 380. Iowa is composed of 11 colleges, the largest of which is the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, enrolling most of Iowa's undergraduates. The Henry B. Tippie College of Business, the Roy J. an...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)

University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota is one of the most comprehensive public universities in the United States and ranks among the most prestigious. It is both the state land-grant university, with a strong tradition of education and public service, and the state's primary research university, with faculty of national and international reputation. ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)

University of Washington

Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest state-supported institutions of higher education on the West Coast and is one of the preeminent research universities in the world....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Design and Planning (Master)
- Doctor in Urban Design and Planning (Doctor)

Virginia Commonwealth University

- Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Master)

University of Washington, The Graduate School

- Doctor in Urban Design and Planning (Doctor)

East Tennessee State University, College of Business and Technology

Now is the time and here is the place to match your talents and passions with over 100 undergraduate, 60 master's, and 11 doctoral programs. East Tennessee State University is Northeast Tennessee 's only four-year, comprehensive university. We offer you a world of opportunities to learn from faculty who are leaders in their fields, to connect with students from all over the country and world, to e...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in Urban Planning (Certificate)

University of Central Florida, College of Health and Public Affairs

The University of Central Florida is one of the most dynamic universities in the country. Offering 223 degree programs, it has become an academic and research leader in numerous fields, such as optics, modeling and simulation, engineering and computer science, business administration, education, science, hospitality management and digital media....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning (Certificate)

San Jose State University

San José State provides a comprehensive university education, granting bachelor's and master's degrees in 134 areas of study. Quality teaching and small classes are a priority at SJSU, where tenured professors teach introductory as well as advanced courses. One of the 200 top research universities in the nation, SJSU offers rigorous course work and research opportunities to more than 30,000 underg...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in Urban Planning (Certificate)

Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Business

- Certificate in Real Estate and Urban Land Development (Certificate)

Planetizen

Planetizen is a public-interest information exchange provided by Urban Insight for the urban planning, design, and development community. It is a one-stop source for urban planning news, commentary, interviews, event coverage, book reviews, announcements, jobs, consultant listings, training, and more....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Online Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning (Online Certificate)

UMassOnline

Earn your accredited online degree or certificate from one of the nation's top-ranked universities, the University of Massachusetts. UMassOnline allows you to attend the same high-quality programs and learn from the same world-class faculty as students at the University of Massachusetts' Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell or Worcester campuses. Whether you are a busy professional, balancing work ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Online Certificate in Urban Landscape and Garden Development (Online Certificate)

Tacoma Community College

At Tacoma Community College (TCC), you will learn English, earn the first 2 years of your American bachelor's degree from a fully-accredited 2-year college, and maybe even finish a certificate program at the same time. TCC graduates successfully transfer to famous universities all over the United States....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Associate in Urban Planning (Associate)

University of Utah - International Center

"It has been an awesome experience" is a comment from a recent University of Utah graduate. This student, like others, found here not only a great education, but also a wonderfully friendly, diverse campus, involved teachers and great support services--all in a spectacularly beautiful setting. The University of Utah is ranked among the top 35 research universities in the United States, with par...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)
- Certificate in Urban Planning (Certificate)
- Bachelor in Urban Planning (Bachelor)

State University of New York, Buffalo

A major public research university in the northeastern United States, the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY-Buffalo), or University at Buffalo (UB), offers an outstanding education at an affordable price. Founded in 1846, UB offers the broadest selection of undergraduate and graduate programs of any public university in New York and New England. UB has a total enrollment of 28,000, whi...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning (Master)

Saint Louis University

What does it mean to be a Billiken? Historically, a Billiken is a good luck charm, but a Billiken at Saint Louis University is so much more. Besides being SLU's sports mascot, the Billiken is a fitting representation of the University and the one-of-a-kind educational experience you'll find here. Thus, all students, faculty, staff and alumni are Billikens. To be a Billiken is to embrace the entir...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Urban Planning and Real Estate Development (Master)