Planetizen 2009 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs

The Planetizen 2009 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs -- the essential resource for prospective planning students -- is now available.

Features

• Detailed Profiles of 100 Graduate Urban Planning Programs in the U.S. and Canada
• Top 25 Planning Schools (in the U.S.)
• Best Schools by Region (Midwest, Northeast, South, and West)
• Top Programs by Specialty (12 specialty areas)
• Best Programs by Tuition and Financial Aid
• Largest and Most Diverse Schools
• Profiles of Planning Students and Professionals
• Advice for Selecting a Planning Program and Applying to Graduate School
• Introduction to Graduate Study in the Field of Urban Planning

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About the Guide

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 will allow readers to compare the different graduate programs in urban planning.

Using data collected during 2007 and 2008, Planetizen demonstrates some of the relative strengths and qualities of different programs, while making available detailed information about each program so that prospective students can make more informed decisions about selecting a graduate urban planning program.

• Top Schools for Urban Planners

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• About Planetizen
• Introduction
• Editors' Note
• How To Use This Guide
• Becoming a Planner
• So You Want To Be A Planner?
• What Else Can You Do With a Planning Degree?
• Planning Professional Profiles
• Applying To Graduate School
• What to Look for in a Planning Program
• What Admissions Committees Look For
• Planning Student Profiles
• The Rankings: The Best Graduate Urban Planning Programs
• Overall Top 25
• Map of Overall Top 25 Programs
• How Planetizen Ranks Schools
• Top 25 According to Educators
• By Geographic Region
• By Specialty
• By Tuition and Financial Aid
• Additional Rankings
• Additional Listings: Reference Guide
• The Directory: Graduate Urban Planning Programs
  - Includes profiles of 100 programs in the U.S. and Canada
• Advisory Board
• Advertising Section

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"The Guide will become the Michelin guide for planners!"

-- John Fregonese, Fregonese Calthorpe Associates

"The Planetizen Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs fills a significant gap in an important market for both future planning students and planning educators. The Guide provides detailed and valuable information about a wide range of graduate planning programs that prospective students can look to as they evaluate their future in planning."

-- Dr. Edward J. Blakely, Chair of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Sydney, Executive Director of the Office of Recovery and Development Administration for the City of New Orleans

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Sample Pages

Two sample pages showing the rankings of the top 25 schools.

Two sample pages showing detailed information available for selected graduate programs.

Copyright

The Planetizen 2009 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs (ISBN 978-0-9789329-1-6) is published by Planetizen Press.

Copyright 2008-2009 by Urban Insight, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from the publisher. All content included in this book, such as text, graphics, logos, images, and data compilations is the property of Urban Insight, Inc. or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright laws.