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City and Regional Planning

If you are considering graduate school as your next step, choose a proven path to a meaningful career in City Planning. Planners are dedicated to making communities more equitable, just, and sustainable. Here are the benefits of pursuing a Master’s in City and Regional Planning at the University of ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½:

• Employment – with purpose: 95% of our graduates find jobs in city planning within 6 months of earning their degree. They create affordable housing, develop bike lanes, revitalize neighborhoods, make walkable public spaces, and give voice to marginalized communities.
• Low cost: Tuition at the UofM is affordable, even for out-of-state students. ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ offers a vibrant urban setting with a lower cost of living than comparable cities. ranks us among the Top 25 Most Affordable Urban Planning Schools. 
• Funding opportunities: 60% of our current students benefit from some form of graduate assistantship or internship that helps with tuition.
• Hands-on learning: The city is our classroom. We provide students with real opportunities to participate as members of the local planning community
• Access to a network of leaders: Our graduates hold leadership positions in local government and nonprofit organizations in ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½, and throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. And as one of 76 accredited planning programs, our degree can get you a job anywhere. Recent graduates are working in California, Pennsylvania, Florida, Wyoming, Washington, and Alaska.
• International perspectives: Our program has had a summer study abroad partnership with academic and community partners in Sicily since 2012. 
• Acclaimed: ±Ê±ô²¹²Ô±ð³Ù¾±³ú±ð²Ô’s , ranks our program among the Top 10 in the South (#8).

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