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Graduate Education in Urban Studies & Planning (USP) and Real Estate & Development (RED)

The Department of Urban Studies and Planning provides students with a solid foundation for graduate study in a number of fields. After graduation, some alumni pursue graduate work in social science disciplines. Others pursue graduate studies in planning, real estate, development, public policy, law, or architecture. Urban Studies and Planning also attracts students interested in medicine and public-health issues who continue to study in these areas at schools of medicine or public health. 

We have degree programs available by area of concentration. If you have a suggestion for areas of concentration to add, please email usp@ucsd.edu

Below you will find additional resources and a brief list of degree programs organized by masters and doctoral levels.

If you are applying to positions or graduate programs that require a letter of recommendation, please refer to our Letter of Recommendation Guidelines before contacting USP Department faculty or staff. 

SDAPA Young Planner's Group Grad School Panel

The San Diego Chapter of the American Planning Association Young Planners Group (YPG) assembled a panel to discuss Grad School (April 8, 2021).  Panelists include USP faculty member Sue Peerson, recent USP graduate Elizabeth Owen now attending UCLA, and current USP student Natalie Tran. Listen to the panel of five exceptional women: all of whom have completed graduate studies and are working professionals in the San Diego region or are in the process of pursuing or completing their graduate studies, to learn more about the pathways to Grad School, resources for graduate education, and tips to apply.  

You can also access the slides from the panel as a pdf.

Master's Programs

The following is a list of masters programs in fields relating to USP and RED. This is not a complete list and students that are interested in pursuing a master's degree should consider doing additional research. If you are interested in one of the programs listed below, please contact the school and program directly for more information. 

School offering masters programs in Real Estate are marked with (Real Estate) after the school name. If a school doesn't have a marker after the school, they offer programs in planning related fields.

Alabama

Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University
Auburn University (Real Estate)

Arizona

Arizona State University (Planning & Real Estate)
Northern Arizona University
University of Arizona (Planning & Real Estate)

California

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State University, Northridge
Pepperdine University (Real Estate)
San Diego State University
San José State University 
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of San Diego (Real Estate)
University of Southern California (Planning & Real Estate)

Colorado

University of Colorado Boulder (Real Estate)
University of Colorado Denver
University of Denver (Real Estate)

Florida

Florida Atlantic University 
Florida International University (Real Estate)
Florida State University
Nova Southeastern University (Real Estate) 
University of Central Florida (Real Estate)
University of Florida (Planning & Real Estate)
University of Miami (Real Estate)
University of South Florida

Georgia

Georgia Institute of Technology (Planning & Real Estate)
Georgia State University (Real Estate)
Savannah State University
University of Georgia [The]

Hawaii

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Idaho

Boise State University
University of Idaho

Illinois

DePaul University (Real Estate)
Roosevelt University (Real Estate)
University of Illinois at Chicago (Planning & Real Estate)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Indiana

Ball State University
University of Indianapolis (Real Estate)

Iowa

Iowa State University 
University of Iowa 

Kansas

Kansas State University
University of Kansas 

Kentucky

University of Louisville

Louisiana

Tulane University (Real Estate)
University of New Orleans

Maine

University of Southern Maine

Maryland

Morgan State University 
University of Maryland at College Park (Planning & Real Estate)

Massachusetts

Boston University
Harvard University (Planning & Real Estate)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Planning & Real Estate)
Tufts University
University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Michigan

Eastern Michigan University
Michigan State University 
University of Michigan 
Western Michigan University
Wayne State University

Minnesota

Minnesota State University, Mankato
University of Minnesota
University of Saint Thomas (Real Estate)

Mississippi

Jackson State University

Missouri

Saint Louis University
University of Missouri Kansas City (Real Estate)

Nebraska

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

New Jersey

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey

New Mexico

University of New Mexico

New York

Baruch College (Real Estate)
Columbia University (Planning & Real Estate)
Cornell University (Planning & Real Estate)
New School for Management and Urban Policy [The]
New York University (Planning & Real Estate)
Pratt Institute 
University at Albany, SUNY 
University at Buffalo, SUNY (Planning & Real Estate)

North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Real Estate)

Ohio

Cleveland State University 
Ohio State University
University of Cincinnati 

Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

Oregon

Portland State University (Planning & Real Estate) 
University of Oregon 

Pennsylvania

Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Temple University School of Environmental Design
University of Pennsylvania 
University of Pittsburgh 
West Chester University

South Carolina

Clemson University (Planning & Real Estate)

Tennessee

University of Memphis 
University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design

Texas

Texas A&M University (Planning & Real Estate)
Texas Southern University 
University of Texas - San Antonio
University of Texas at Arlington (Planning & Real Estate)
University of Texas at Austin 

Utah

University of Utah (Planning & Real Estate)

Virginia

George Mason University (Real Estate)
University of Virginia 
Virginia Commonwealth University (Planning & Real Estate)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Washington

Eastern Washington University 
University of Washington (Planning & Real Estate)

Washington DC

American University (Real Estate)
Catholic University of America [The]
George Washington University College of Professional Studies
Georgetown University (Planning & Real Estate)
Johns Hopkins University (Real Estate)

Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin, Madison (Planning & Real Estate)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 
 

Doctoral Programs

The following is a list of doctoral (PhD) programs in fields relating to USP and RED. This is not a complete list and students that are interested in pursuing a doctoral degree should consider doing additional research. Many students interested in pursuing PhD work in Real Estate and Development may also consider pursuing business degrees with a real estate track (not listed here). If you are interested in one of the programs listed below, please contact the school and program directly for more information. 

School offering PhD programs in Real Estate are marked with (Real Estate) after the school name. If a school doesn't have a marker after the school, they offer programs in planning related fields.

Arizona

Arizona State University

California

University of California, Berkeley (Planning & Real Estate)
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Southern California

Florida

Florida State University
University of Florida
University of South Florida

Georgia

Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia State University (Real Estate)
University of Georgia (Real Estate)

Hawaii

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Kentucky

University of Louisville

Louisiana

University of New Orleans

Maryland

University of Maryland at College Park

Massachusetts

Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Michigan

University of Michigan

New Jersey

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

New York

Columbia University
Cornell University
University at Buffalo, SUNY

North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ohio

Ohio State University
University of Cincinnati

Oregon

Portland State University
Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Clemson University

Texas

Texas A&M University
Texas Southern University
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Austin

Utah

University of Utah

Virginia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Washington

University of Washington

Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin, Madison