Urban Planning Undergraduate Program Directory

20 February 2009 - 3:08pm

Planetizen is pleased to expand our school listings with this database of undergraduate degree programs in urban planning. We offer this as a public resource for individuals considering pursing undergraduate study in the field. Our intention is to be comprehensive, and there is no charge to be included.

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If you don't see a particular program listed, please let us know, and we'll add it to the directory.

Currently 58 programs in full directory

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Alabama

Alabama A&M University

Bachelor of Science in Urban 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

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Arizona

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Science in Planning

School of Planning

College of Design

Luc Anselin, Director and Foundation Professor

PO Box 871905
Tempe, Arizona 85287-1905

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Northern Arizona University

Bachelor of Science in Public Planning

Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Pamela Foti, Professor and Department Chair

Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation
Northern Arizona University, Box 15016
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-5016

Accreditation: None

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California

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Bachelor of Science in City and Regional Planning

City and Regional Planning

Architecture and Environmental Design

William J. Siembieda, Department Head

1 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, California 93407

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning

Department of Urban and Regional Planning

College of Environmental Design

Jerry Mitchell, Chair

3801 W. Temple Avenue
Pomona, California 91768-4048

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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California State University, Northridge

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and Planning

Department of Urban Studies and Planning

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Robert B. Kent, Department Chair

18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, California 91330

Accreditation: None

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San Francisco State University

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies

Department of Urban Studies and Planning

College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Ayse Pamuk, Associate Professor and Chair

1600 Holloway Avenue, HSS 263
San Francisco, California 94132

Accreditation: None

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University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies

Department of City & Regional Planning

College of Environmental Design

Pat Ramirez

City & Regional Planning
University of California, Berkeley
228 Wurster Hall #1850
Berkeley, California 94720-1850

Accreditation: None

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University of California, San Diego

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and Planning

Urban Studies and Planning Program

Steven Erie

Social Science Building, Room 315
9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0517
San Diego, California 92093-0517

Accreditation: None

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University of Southern California

Bachelor of Science in Public Policy, Management, and Planning

School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Richard Sundeen

Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall, Room 111
Los Angeles, California 90089-0626

Accreditation: None

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Colorado

University of Colorado at Denver

Bachelor of Arts in Geography - Urban Studies Option

Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Peggy Gordon

Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences
University of Colorado Denver, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Campus Box 172 P.O. Box 173364
Denver, Colorado 80217-3364

Accreditation: None

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Florida

Florida Atlantic University

Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning

Department of Urban and Regional Planning

College of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs

Jaap Vos, Chair

111 E. Las Olas Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago

Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Public Affairs

Department of Urban and Public Affairs

College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

Anna Baccellieri

412 S. Peoria St., Suite 115
Chicago, Illinois 60607-7064

Accreditation: None

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning

Department of Urban and Regional

College of Fine & Applied Arts

Rob Olshansky

111 Temple Buell Hall – 611 Taft Dr
Champaign, Illinois 61820

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Indiana

Ball State University

Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development

Department of Urban Planning

College of Architecture and Planning

David Schoen, Acting Chair

Architecture Building 327
Muncie, Indiana 47306-0315

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Iowa

Iowa State University

Bachelor of Science in Community and Regional Planning

Department of Community and Regional Planning

College of Design

Douglas Johnston, Chair

146 College of Design
Ames, Iowa 50011

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institue of Technology

Bachelor of Science in Planning

Department of Urban Studies and Planning

School of Architecture and Planning

Amy Glasmeier, Department Head

77 Massachusettes Avenue, Room 7-346
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Michigan

Eastern Michigan University

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor or Arts in Urban and Regional Planning

Department of Geography and Geology

Norman Tyler, Director

205 Strong Hall
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197-2219

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Michigan State University

Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning

School of Planning, Design, and Construction

Mark Wilson, Associate Professor & Program Director

112 Human Ecology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan 48824

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Wayne State University

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies

Department of Geography and Urban Planning

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Robin Boyle, Chair

3198 Faculty/Administration Building
Detroit, Michigan 48202

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Minnesota

Minnestoa State University, Mankato

Bachelor of Science in Urban & Regional Studies

Department of Urban & Regional Studies

College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Tony Filipovitch, Professor & Chair

Urban and Regional Studies Institute
Minnestoa State University, Mankato
106 Morris Hall
Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Accreditation: None

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University of Minnesota

Bachelor of Arts or Sciences in Urban Studies

Department of Geography

College of Liberal Arts

Paula Pentel, Professor and Director

414 Social Sciences Building
267 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

Accreditation: None

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Mississippi

Jackson State University

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies

School of Policy & Planning

College of Public Service

Otha Burton, Jr., Chair

3825 Ridgewood Road - Box 23
Jackson, Mississippi 39211

Accreditation: None

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Missouri

Missouri State University

Bachelor of Science in Planning

Department of Geography, Geology and Planning

College of Natural and Applied Science

Dr. Paul A. Rollinson, Coordinator

901 S. National
Springfield, Missouri 65897

Accreditation: None

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University of Missouri-Kansas City

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning and Design

Department of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design

College of Arts and Sciences

Stella Szymanski

Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
5100 Rockhill Road
213 Epperson House
Kansas City, Missouri 64110

Accreditation: None

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New Jersey

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Bachelor of Arts in Planning and Public Policy

Urban Planning and Policy Development

Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

William M. Rodgers III, Professor and Director, Undergraduate Programs

33 Livingston Avenue - Suite 302
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1987

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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New York

Buffalo State College

Bachelor of Science in Planning

Geography and Planning

Mr. Kimberley N. Irvine, Chair and Professor

Classroom Building A213
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14222

Accreditation: None

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Cornell University

Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Studies

Department of City and Regional Planning

College of Architecture, Art and Planning

Richard Booth, Director, Undergraduate Program in Urban and Regional Studies

129 Sibley Dome
Ithaca, New York 14853

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Hunter College of the City University of New York

Bachelor in Urban Studies

Department of Urban Affairs

School of Arts & Sciences

Sigmund C. Shipp, Program Director

695 Park Avenue West Building, 1611
New York, New York 10021

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Univeristy at Albany, State University of New York

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies & Planning

Department of Geography and Planning

College of Arts and Sciences

Christopher J. Smith, Undergraduate Urban Studies and Planning Program Director

Arts & Sciences 218
1400 Washington Avenue
University at Albany
Albany, New York 12222

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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North Carolina

Appalachian State University

Bachelor of Science in Community and Regional Planning

Geography and Planning

College of Arts & Sciences

Dr. Jim Young, Department Chair

Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina 28608

Accreditation: None

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East Carolina University

Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning

Department of Geography

Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences

Mulatu Wubneh, Chair

1002 Bate Building
East Fifth Street
Greenville, North Carolina 27858

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Ohio

Cleveland State University

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies

Urban Planning, Design and Development Program

Levin College of Urban Affairs

W. Dennis Keating, Director

1717 Euclid Ave – Room UR 318
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Accreditation: None

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Miami University

Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning

Department of Geography

College of Arts and Science

William Renwick, Chair & Professor

216 Shideler Hall
Miami Univeristy
Oxford, Ohio 45056

Accreditation: None

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Ohio University

Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning

Department of Geography

College of Arts and Sciences

Dorothy Sack, Professor and Undergraduate Chair

Department of Geography
Clippinger Laboratories 112
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701

Accreditation: None

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University of Akron

Bachelor of Arts in Geography - Planning Track

Department of Geography and Planning

Debbie King

The University of Akron
Akron, Ohio 44325-5005

Accreditation: None

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University of Cincinnati

Bachelor of Urban Planning

School of Planning

College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning

David Edelman, Director

College of
5470 Aronoff Center, PO Box 210016
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0016

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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University of Toledo

Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Planning

Department of Geography and Planning

College of Arts and Sciences

Patrick Lawrence

Main Campus - University Hall
Mail Stop 932
2801 W. Bancroft
Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390

Accreditation: None

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Oregon

Portland State University

Community Development BA/BS

Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning

College of Urban & Public Affairs

Ethan Seltzer, Director

Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning
Portland State Univeristy
P.O. Box 751-USP
Portland, Oregon 97207

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Pennsylvania

Temple University

Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Urban Studies

Department of Geography and Urban Studies

College of Liberal Arts

Sanjoy Chakravorty, Department Chair

309 Gladfelter Hall
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122

Accreditation: None

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University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Arts and Master in City Planning (5-year accelerated program)

Department of City and Regional Planning

School of Design

Elaine Simon

127 Meyerson Hall
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6311

Accreditation: None

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Rhode Island

Brown University

Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies

Department of Urban Studies

Patrick Malone, Director

P.O. Box 1833
Providence, Rhode Island 02912

Accreditation: None

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South Carolina

College of Charleston

Bachelor of Arts in Historic Preservation and Community Planning

Historic Preservation and Community Planning

School of the Arts

Robert Russell, Program Director

66 George Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29424

Accreditation: None

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Texas

Texas State University

Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning

Department of Geography

College of Liberal Arts

Chelsea Franklin, Academic Advisor

Texas State University-San Marcos
Department of Geography
601 University Drive
San Marcos, Texas 78666

Accreditation: None

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Utah

University of Utah

Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning

Department of City & Metropolitan Planning

College of Architecture + Planning

Keith Bartholomew

375 S. 1530 E. Room 235
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0370

Accreditation: None

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Virginia

University of Virginia

Bachelor of Urban and Environmental Planning

Department of Urban and Environmental Planning

School of Architecture

Nisha Botchwey

Campbell Hall – P.O. Box 400122
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4122

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Studies

L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs

Avrum Shriar, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator

Rm. 118, Scherer Hall
923 W. Franklin Street
Richmond, Virginia 23284-2028

Accreditation: None

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Policy & Planning

Urban Affairs and Planning Program

College of Architecture & Urban Studies

John Randolph, Chair

202 Architecture Annex
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0451

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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Washington

Eastern Washington University

Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning

Department of Urban Planning, Public and Health Administration

College of Business & Public Administration

Fred Hurand, Chair

668 N. Riverpoint Blvd – Suite A
Spokane, Washington 99202-1660

Accreditation: Planning Accreditation Board

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University of Washington

Bachelor of Arts in Community, Environment & Planning

Department of Urban Design and Planning

College of Architecture and Urban Planning

Frank Westerlund

410 Gould Hall – Box 355740
Seattle, Washington 98195-5740

Accreditation: None

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Western Washington University

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning and Environmental Policy

Department of Environmental Studies

Huxley College of the Environment

Nicholas Zaferatos, Senior Planning Faculty

Mail Stop 9085
Bellingham, Washington 98225

Accreditation: None

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Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Regional Studies

Urban and Regional Studies

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Ray Hutchison

2420 Nicolet Drive
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54311

Accreditation: None

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Manitoba

University of Winnipeg

Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Inner-City Studies

Urban and Inner-City Studies

Faculty of Arts

Jim Silver, Politics Chair

Lockhart Hall
Room 2L22
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9

Accreditation: None

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Nova Scotia

Dalhousie University

Bachelor of Community Design

School of Planning

Jill Grant, Director

P.O. Box 1000
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4

Accreditation: Canadian Institute of Planners

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Ontario

Ryerson University

Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning

School of Urban and Regional Planning

Faculty of Community Services

Mitchell Kosney, Professor

Ryerson University
School of Urban and Regional Planning (SBB-400)
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3

Accreditation: Canadian Institute of Planners

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University of Waterloo

Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Planning

School of Planning

Faculty of Environment

Dr. Clarence Woudsma

200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1

Accreditation: Canadian Institute of Planners

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York University

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies

Division of Social Science

Douglas Young, Program Coordinator

S702 Ross Building
Division of Social Science
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3

Accreditation: None

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Cornell University

Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Studies

Department of City and Regional Planning

College of Architecture, Art and Planning

Richard Booth, Director, Undergraduate Program in Urban and Regional Studies

129 Sibley Dome Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

Accreditation: None

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