Overview

The Urban and Regional Planning degree at University of Michigan, which is formally accredited through the Planning Accreditation Board, takes a broad view of the scope of urban and regional planning. The core courses, about one-third of the credits, provide a foundation for all areas of planning.

Key Facts

Graduate education at Michigan emphasizes the development of students' abilities to analyze, evaluate, integrate, and apply critical thinking in interdisciplinary planning processes. The course of study normally requires two years (four terms/full-time) for completion.

A growing array of world events impacts the future. For example:

The world has shifted from rural to urban: By the middle of 2009, the number of people living in urban areas surpassed the number living in rural areas.

Cities thrive as places of vitality and design, yet inequality persists: In thriving cities like Washington, D.C., and Beijing, affordable housing is challenging. In cities in transition like Detroit and Pittsburgh, housing is affordable and overabundant. Transportation in both settings greatly affects livability in terms of accessibility and linkages between homes and jobs.

Populations continue to grow, and that growth is centered in cities: The world's urban population is expected to increase 84 percent by 2050. Such population growth strains cities’ energy supplies, clean water, food systems, and housing.

Climate change is happening. Glacial changes documented by major environmental organizations have marked the beginning of the modern climate era. How does this impact us? It has begun and will continue to yield extreme weather events with catastrophic local impacts: Hurricane Katrina and Sandy; the Polar Vortex; Japanese tsunamis, West Coast drought, and so on.

Power, demographic, and economic shifts are increasingly global. As more manufacturing and business occurs in other parts of the world, local decisions have international impacts while global decisions yield local impacts.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Planning History and Theory

Statistics

Public Economics for Urban Planning

Planning Practice

Comparative Planning Institutions
Law

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

42 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ann Arbor, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must gain separate and independent admission to both the School for Environment and Sustainability and the Urban and Regional Planning Program, both overseen by the Rackham Graduate School

Applicants should contact the Admissions Office of each school for application and admission information. A prospective student can apply to the combined program by applying to both programs simultaneously as a new applicant, or a student already admitted to one program can apply to the second program for the dual degree while work in the first program is in progress

Tuition Fees

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60634 USD / year

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Out-of-State

60634 USD / year

≈ 60634 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

30314 USD / year

≈ 30314 USD / year

Living costs

Ann Arbor

United States

1025 - 1870 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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