Planetizen 2007 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs

27 October 2006 - 3:12pm

Planetizen 2007 Guide CoverThe Planetizen 2007 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs -- the first independent guide and systematic ranking of graduate urban planning programs -- is now available.

Features

  • Comprehensive directory of 94 Graduate Urban Planning Programs in the U.S. and Canada
  • Top 25 Planning Schools (in the U.S.)
  • Top Programs by Specialty (12 specialty areas)
  • Best Schools by Region (Midwest, Northeast, South, and West)
  • Largest Schools
  • Programs with the Lowest Tuition
  • Profiles of Planning Students
  • What I Wish I Knew Before Going to Planning School
  • How to Select a Planning Program
  • Introduction to Graduate Study in Urban Planning

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About the Guide

The 150-page Planetizen 2007 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs is an invaluable resource for students who may be evaluating graduate urban planning programs for Fall 2007 and in future years, 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 the Fall of 2006, 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.

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
    • Introduction to the Guide
    • Introduction to the Study and Practice of Urban Planning
    • How to Choose a Graduate Program in Urban Planning
    • What I Wish I Knew Before I Went to Graduate School
  • The Rankings: The Best Graduate
    • How We Ranked the Schools
    • Programs in Urban Planning
      - Overall Top 25
      - By Geographic Region
      - By Specialty
      - Lowest Tuition
      - Largest
      - Most Diverse Student Body
      - Historically Black Colleges & Universities
      - Best Schools for New Urbanism
      - New Urbanism Schools
      - Graduate Historic Preservation Degree Programs
  • Profiles of Graduate Urban Planning Programs
  • Directory of Graduate Urban Planning Programs
  • Graduate Student Profiles
  • Advisory Board
  • Advertising Section
List of Profiled Graduate Programs

Arizona State University
Ball State University
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Cleveland State University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dalhousie University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Iowa State University
Jackson State University
Kansas State University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Portland State University
Pratt Institute
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Texas Southern University
The Ohio State University
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Cincinnati
University of Delaware
University of Florida
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Michigan
University of New Orleans
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

What People Are Saying

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

-- John Fregonese, Fregonese Calthorpe Associates

"The Planetizen 2007 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, and previously the Dean of the Robert J.Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy,New School University in New York City

Sample Pages

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

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

Copyright

The Planetizen 2007 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs in the United States and Canada (ISBN-10 0-9789329-0-0 | ISBN-13 978-0-9789329-0-9) is published by Urban Insight, Inc.

Copyright 2006 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.