City and Regional Planning (PhD)

Graduate School

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City and Regional Planning

Program Description

City and regional planning (Ph.D.). The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in City and Regional Planning program offers advanced specialized education for a career in academic research and teaching or in policy research and administration.

Recent Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) graduates in city and regional planning have gone on to distinguished careers as professors at prestigious institutions; high-level positions in the United Nations, the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank; and top spots in federal agencies and nonprofit research, policy, and cultural organizations.

CRP's program combines intensive Ph.D. seminars and an individualized program of study. Students interested in historic preservation planning may choose to focus their studies on that area.